D. B. Sweeney Quotes
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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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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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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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Romantic comedies are particularly hard to make.
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I really like the way Fox handles their shows.
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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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'It's a Wonderful Life' was a mainstream Hollywood movie about faith, redemption, religion, and it was rated G.
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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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You get a lot of speeding tickets, and you say, 'I'm so unlucky!' No, you're not. You're speeding. Slow down.
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I had heard that Robert Duvall was interested in doing 'Lonesome Dove,' and he's one of those actors with whom I'd work on any project. So I tracked down the script and started to bug the producer, Dyson Lovell, to get in there.
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I'm a huge baseball fan and follow it very closely.
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I don't like the NFL, where I think it's a problem: some guy scores a touchdown, now he's got some kind of dance that he planned. To me, I just want to change the channel.
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I try to keep a low profile.
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I'd love to do a movie like 'Bullitt.'
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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 think it's particularly stupid that filmmakers have traditionally said, 'Yeah, I like baseball, but the movie's not going to be about the intricacies of the game.' I mean, you wouldn't cast an overweight guy with stubble if you were doing a ballet film.
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Who needs MGM? Who needs any of these places?
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All these big corporations like Amazon, those places have great distribution arms, but they can't create content.
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You have to identify your shot and be 'Push your luck' ready for it.
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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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Whether or not your person wins or loses, give him a chance.
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Fifty-million-dollar movies gobble up the medium movies. A lot of people aren't working in Hollywood because of this.