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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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" 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. "

D. B. Sweeney

Everyone

Rock

Goofy

" Fifty-million-dollar movies gobble up the medium movies. A lot of people aren't working in Hollywood because of this. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I really like the way Fox handles their shows. "

" 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. "

" I'm a huge baseball fan and follow it very closely. "

" The great thing for me about 'The Resurrection of Gavin Stone' is it's a throwback to the old fashioned Hollywood movie that you can watch with your family, has a message, and is funny and entertaining. They didn't call them faith-based movies; they just called them good movies. "

" I've been doing this for 33 years, and sometimes you make movies and nobody cares. But when people care, it's the greatest thing in the world - even when it's passionately against the title - because it's going to start a conversation. "

" Why should a filmmaker turn over the irreplaceable asset, the movie, to a distribution center? "

" I grew up Catholic, so the more non-denominational Christian experience was a new experience for me. "

" I would love to do another hockey movie. There are a lot of people in Hollywood looking for the right hockey script. "

" I love Vanna White as much as the next guy. "

" The problem with most Hollywood movies is they don't give the director enough control. "

" I think Joe Jackson is a great American figure. In my opinion, he became a scapegoat. "

" I felt like the world of baseball in 1919 was much closer to what A-ball would be now - guys riding buses, there's no training staff, and there's a lot of paranoia. "

" The actors in 'Eight Men Out' really know how to play, and the background athletes are all professionals. "

" I'm not one of these million-dollar actors. I have always been just a working actor. I probably work more than I would like to. "

D. B. Sweeney

Work

" Romantic comedies are particularly hard to make. "

" I'd love to do a movie like 'Bullitt.' "

D. B. Sweeney

Love

Movie

" In A-ball, you're either going to move up, or you're going to get released. That kind of paranoia played a lot into the players' mentality leading up to the events of 'Eight Men Out.' "

" You always love to fantasize you'll get your dream role. "

" I didn't want people to think I'm just in the movies, where you make money and wait around for 13 hours before you get to do 20 minutes of work. "

" You get a lot of speeding tickets, and you say, 'I'm so unlucky!' No, you're not. You're speeding. Slow down. "

" If I'm not going to bet on myself, why would anyone else bet on me. "

D. B. Sweeney

Why

Myself

" If you skate with an Olympic level skater, they make you so much better because you're skating behind them, and you're trying to imitate their stride and their stance. It's like having the world's greatest training wheels. "

" You have to identify your shot and be 'Push your luck' ready for it. "

" I don't play the bass. I'm not in a band. I tried to think of ways I could touch base with the troops and support what we're doing. "

" I think you have to do certain things in the pilot to get your network's attention - to break through... So maybe you push a little further in the first show. "

" I believe in luck. My luck's real streaky. "