A biography for D. B. Sweeneyhasn’t been written yet.
“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.”
“As far as actors go, you're not going to find many ballplayers better than me.”
“I had a teacher senior year in high school. He was a theater teacher, and he basically was a little bit like 'High School Musical.' He kind of encouraged the jocks to get involved with the plays. I did it as kind of a senior year lark.”
“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.”
“I got to be good friends with Scott Hamilton.”
“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 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.”
“DeNiro did a good job playing a catcher in 'Bang the Drum Slowly,' but he's great in everything he does.”
“I'd love to do a movie like 'Bullitt.'”
“What I've learned is sometimes it's good not to have all the same actions and have all the same takes. The variety you provide gives the director later on in post-production the ability to construct a more interesting performance as he puts the movie together.”
“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.”
“Push your luck. If you see a pretty girl in a bar, say something.”
“With the Red Sox, you have more of a literary interest in it. You know they're going to lose; you're just interested in how the plot is going to unfold.”
“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.”
“More is asked of you on stage. It's no way to make a living. But it's like a bullfight. You find out who can do it and who can't.”
“You get a lot of speeding tickets, and you say, 'I'm so unlucky!' No, you're not. You're speeding. Slow down.”
“'It's a Wonderful Life' was a mainstream Hollywood movie about faith, redemption, religion, and it was rated G.”
“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?”
“Whether or not your person wins or loses, give him a chance.”
“If I'm not going to bet on myself, why would anyone else bet on me.”