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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. "
D. B. Sweeney
Me
Know
Day
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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 have never been one of those actors who say, 'Oh, my character wouldn't do this,' or 'My character never wears an orange shirt,' or any of the number of inane things I've heard on movie sets throughout my career. "
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" I've seen people who stink, but the film editor shows them just where they didn't stink. But if you're empty and manipulative on stage, it's clear. "
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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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" I'm sure that President Trump will do plenty of things that people don't like, plenty of things people do like, and the people who don't like it, at that point, certainly take advantage of your rights and protest it - and try to seek change or do whatever you want. "
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Want
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" I believe in luck. My luck's real streaky. "
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" I'm a sucker for doing something fun. If somebody wants to pay me to learn how to fly a plane or be a better golfer, that certainly would be a plus - or if it's filming in Tahiti. "
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Me
Fly
" Why should a filmmaker turn over the irreplaceable asset, the movie, to a distribution center? "
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Irreplaceable
Why
Turn
" You have to identify your shot and be 'Push your luck' ready for it. "
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Ready
Luck
" 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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Island
Up
Long
" I'd love to do a movie like 'Bullitt.' "
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Like
Love
Movie
" If I'm not going to bet on myself, why would anyone else bet on me. "
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Myself
Me
" 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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Country
Boy
Confession
" Any time I get to work a home game, it's awesome. "
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Work
Get
" What really makes it fun for an actor is when the script is good. "
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Really
Makes
" I wanted to play this part: the goofy rock and roller who can't hang up his guitar when it's clear to everyone else that he should. "
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Everyone
Rock
Goofy
" Skating is tough to pick up when you are a grown up. "
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You
Pick
Skating
" When you do a play, or even a movie, you have weeks to finesse your character. You really understand why they do what they do. In TV, you get new material weekly about your character. "
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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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" I had cooked a lot in restaurants, in Rocky Point and on golf courses on Long Island, and my mother said, 'Be a chef,' and my dad said, 'Be a lawyer.' But instead, I auditioned for N.Y.U.'s Tisch School of the Arts. "
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" My sister Kathleen - one year older - was the school's acting legend. Her thing was getting all the parts, even Tiresias. And I wasn't going to mess with that. "
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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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Game
Matter
" I think Joe Jackson is a great American figure. In my opinion, he became a scapegoat. "
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Opinion
American
Great
" I try to keep a low profile. "
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Try
Low
Keep
" The problem with most Hollywood movies is they don't give the director enough control. "
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Enough
Problem
Movies