D. B. Sweeney famous quotes

As far as actors go, you're not going to find many ballplayers better than me.
-- D. B. Sweeney

#Actors

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

#Thinking #People #Waiting

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

#Editors #People #Film

I believe in luck. My luck's real streaky.
-- D. B. Sweeney

#Real #Believe #Luck

I really like the way Fox handles their shows.
-- D. B. Sweeney

#Way #Foxes #Shows

Hire the best people, and trust what you hired them to do.
-- D. B. Sweeney

#People

I like hanging around the set and learning how people do things, how the set runs.
-- D. B. Sweeney

#Running #People #Hanging Around

Some movies I see today have the most dramatic plot points but the actors are not playing them dramatically.

I'm a character actor.

I consider myself a blue-collar actor, just chugging away.

You have to find it in the moment, and that's one of the challenges of being an actor - especially a film actor - is that you have to maintain these heightened emotions for long periods of time. There's no trick to it. You just have to do.

You always have to make positive choices as an actor, even when you're playing someone who may not be doing the best things.

I'm a bit hyperactive as an actor, I like to keep moving.

The actors that I love to work with, they're hard on me. They're pushing me.

Every actor has his own identity. I don't aspire to be Bond. My quest is to do something new, something different.

It helps if you don't date other actors, but actresses are beautiful. How can you say no?

Transitioning to being an unemployed film actor is different, but it's fun and I've been looking forward to it for a while.