What I take from writers I like is their economy - the ability to use language to very effective ends. The ability to have somebody read something and see it, or for somebody to paint an entire landscape of visual imagery with just sheets of words - that's magical.
There are certain things I can't do, certain pitches I can't hit. You stay away from them. You try to wait for pitches you can hit. The bat speed isn't what it used to be. You make up for it by using your head, working counts, getting ahead in counts and getting pitches to hit and hitting them hard.
Christine Baranski, Actress (1952) |
Stephen Daldry, Director (1960) |
Paul Darrow, Actor (1941) |
Werner Finck, Comedian (1902) |
Robert Hall, Clergyman (1764) |
Philippe Halsman, Photographer (1906) |
Lorenz Hart, (1895) |
Bianca Jagger, Celebrity (1945) |
Jerome K. Jerome, Author (1859) |
Dwayne Johnson, Actor (1972) |
Jack Kemp, Politician (2009) |
Osama Bin Laden, Criminal (2011) |