The actors in ‘Eight Men Out’ really know how to play, and the background athletes are all professionals. D. B. Sweeney Read Quote
Joe Jackson was a tragic figure. He was a serene country boy who signed a confession he couldn’t read. He was illiterate. D. B. Sweeney Read Quote
DeNiro did a good job playing a catcher in ‘Bang the Drum Slowly,’ but he’s great in everything he does. D. B. Sweeney Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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. D. B. Sweeney Read Quote
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. D. B. Sweeney Read Quote
I think Joe Jackson is a great American figure. In my opinion, he became a scapegoat. D. B. Sweeney Read Quote
