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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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" 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. "

D. B. Sweeney

Have Fun

Done

Film

" 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 think Ovechkin is everything the NHL needs. "

" Joe Jackson was a tragic figure. He was a serene country boy who signed a confession he couldn't read. He was illiterate. "

" 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

" I try to keep a low profile. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" It took me a long time to realize you don't choose what you're famous for. "

D. B. Sweeney

Famous

Time

" 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. "

" There's nobility in hard work, traditional values. "

" Say something personal, not from a publicist. "

" 'It's a Wonderful Life' was a mainstream Hollywood movie about faith, redemption, religion, and it was rated G. "

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

" What really makes it fun for an actor is when the script is good. "

" There's no doubt my having been a ballplayer made me feel a special sense of responsibility to Joe Jackson's life. "

" When I played sports, if you lose the game, and then you complain, that makes you a sore loser. That doesn't make you protester - that just makes you a whiner. "

" I didn't know anybody in show business, and I never thought it was the path I'd go down. I was hoping it was sports, like so many kids. "

" If Gretzky was velvet, Ovechkin is electricity. "

" 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. "

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

" Push your luck. If you see a pretty girl in a bar, say something. "

" 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. "

" 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

Know

Day

" 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. "

" 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.' "

" I'm so proud and honored to have been in 'Lonesome Dove' and 'Eight Men Out.' How come I'm not known for one of those? "

" Skating is tough to pick up when you are a grown up. "

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