D. B. Sweeney Quotes
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I know some black actresses who have to wait every 19 films for a role. I can be cast in practically every one as a young white male.
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I got typecast early in my career as the guy who is very intense. Once you get into a certain mold, people see you that way, as much as it's disproved time and again.
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The more I learned about Shoeless Joe, the more I felt he was maligned.
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It's especially gratifying to have done a film like 'Eight Men Out' because it's hard not to have fun when there are so many bats and balls around.
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I love Vanna White as much as the next guy.
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You have to identify your shot and be 'Push your luck' ready for it.
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What I've learned is sometimes it's good not to have all the same actions and have all the same takes. The variety you provide gives the director later on in post-production the ability to construct a more interesting performance as he puts the movie together.
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I had a teacher senior year in high school. He was a theater teacher, and he basically was a little bit like 'High School Musical.' He kind of encouraged the jocks to get involved with the plays. I did it as kind of a senior year lark.
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The problem with most Hollywood movies is they don't give the director enough control.
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To anybody who says to me, 'I'm in character,' I say, 'You should be in an asylum.' If you don't know that you're pretending, then you should really seek medical help. I don't have patience for that stuff.
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The actors in 'Eight Men Out' really know how to play, and the background athletes are all professionals.
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If I go to a baseball game, I hear 'Shoeless Joe,' but otherwise, I hear 'toe pick' five times a day. No matter how many more movies I make, that'll be on my gravestone.
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I try to keep a low profile.
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Whether or not your person wins or loses, give him a chance.
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'It's a Wonderful Life' was a mainstream Hollywood movie about faith, redemption, religion, and it was rated G.
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Joe Jackson was a tragic figure. He was a serene country boy who signed a confession he couldn't read. He was illiterate.
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I got to be good friends with Scott Hamilton.
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Why should a filmmaker turn over the irreplaceable asset, the movie, to a distribution center?
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I don't know; it's hard for me to understand people that want to get out there and protest on the first day we elect a new guy.
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I'd love to do a movie like 'Bullitt.'
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I'm a huge baseball fan and follow it very closely.
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I thought it's very funny that I ended up as a voiceover guy because when I started out as an actor, I had a very strong Long Island accent.
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I like hanging around the set and learning how people do things, how the set runs.
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Who needs MGM? Who needs any of these places?