The problem with most Hollywood movies is they don't give the director enough control. D. B. Sweeney More Quotes by D. B. Sweeney More Quotes From D. B. Sweeney I really like the way Fox handles their shows. D. B. Sweeney showsfoxesway I believe in luck. My luck's real streaky. D. B. Sweeney luckrealbelieve I like hanging around the set and learning how people do things, how the set runs. D. B. Sweeney hanging-aroundrunningpeople Hire the best people, and trust what you hired them to do. D. B. Sweeney people As far as actors go, you're not going to find many ballplayers better than me. D. B. Sweeney sweeneyactors 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. D. B. Sweeney waitingpeoplethinking 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. D. B. Sweeney editorsfilmpeople 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. D. B. Sweeney yousometimespeopleworld Push your luck. If you see a pretty girl in a bar, say something. D. B. Sweeney pushyougirlluck You get a lot of speeding tickets, and you say, 'I'm so unlucky!' No, you're not. You're speeding. Slow down. D. B. Sweeney slowsaydownyou 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. D. B. Sweeney losegameyousports 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. D. B. Sweeney goodmefamilyfunny All these big corporations like Amazon, those places have great distribution arms, but they can't create content. D. B. Sweeney createbiggreatlike I was taking hitting clinics every chance I got. I really worked on it. It was just fun to be given that invitation from the director to make the baseball as good as we can. D. B. Sweeney goodchancebaseballfun 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. D. B. Sweeney fatdownyoubody 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. D. B. Sweeney pilotthinkyouattention 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. D. B. Sweeney newunderstandyoucharacter You always love to fantasize you'll get your dream role. D. B. Sweeney youryoudreamlove 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. D. B. Sweeney betteryoutrainingworld Romantic comedies are particularly hard to make. D. B. Sweeney romantic-comediesmakehardromantic
