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

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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. "

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

" When you're 47 years old and playing at a world-class level in the fastest sport, and you have zero percent body fat, you need to be brought down a peg as often as possible. "

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

" Romantic comedies are particularly hard to make. "

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

" I bat righty. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" If you learn the craft, you can make a movie and get by with tricks. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" The more I learned about Shoeless Joe, the more I felt he was maligned. "

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

" All these big corporations like Amazon, those places have great distribution arms, but they can't create content. "

" John Sayles is good. He's like a good thoroughbred owner - he leaves the trainers alone. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" On a movie set, there's so much down time, adjusting the lighting. It gave me time to nap, call my friends, relax, work out. But with TV, there's no break time. None. "

" 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. "

" I try to have a normal life since I have an abnormal job. "

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