It also means playing with verve, spirit, intelligence and resilience.
His film is warmly appealing, played with subtlety and intelligence by both its stars.
He praised lead actor Michael Waite for playing his role with "great inner humor and intelligence".
They play with alertness and intelligence, and with driving rhythm.
He plays with such zeal and intelligence, he's just fun to watch... I know a lot of guys who would have stopped.
It's far less than a saint deserves, but at least Elizabeth Mitchell plays her with intelligence and charm.
Played with subtlety and intelligence by its stars, the movie is sure to end up in the lists of the bests of the year.
Sometimes we don't play with much intelligence - we reach, lunge, foul 3-point shooters.
When members of Congress threaten to play politics with classified foreign intelligence, however, that is another matter.
Up to eight players can play in multiplayer matches, with artificial intelligence being able to fill slots at the server host's choice.