D. B. Sweeney

I grew up Catholic, so the more non-denominational Christian experience was a new experience for me. ”

It's a Wonderful Life' was a mainstream Hollywood movie about faith, redemption, religion, and it was rated G. ”

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. ”

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

In A-ball, you're either going to move up, or you're going to get released. That kind of paranoia played a lot into the players' mentality leading up to the events of 'Eight Men Out.' ”

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. ”

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. ”

There's nobility in hard work, traditional values. ”

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. ”