Will Carroll
Will Carroll
Will Carroll is a sportswriter specializing in the coverage of medical issues, including injuries and performance-enhancing drugs. Carroll's "Under the Knife" column appeared on Baseball Prospectus for eight years during his stint there as a senior writer, and he also contributed to the site's radio efforts as well as the Puck Prospectus spin-off site. He is the author of two books on sports-related medical topics. Carroll has no formal medical training...
rewards given staggering
In a capitalist society, persons who create capital, like Michael Eisner, are given the staggering rewards.
running directors
I've run into some S.O.B. directors, but I gave them back as good as I got.
men half reputation
Half the pictures directed by men of reputation fail.
satire hated shows
Conventional show-biz savvy held that Americans hated to be the objects of satire.
brother business physicians
Both my brothers became physicians and I, of course, wandered into a business where the undisciplined are welcome.
entertainment seems values
It seems that entertainment is what most excites us and what we value above everything else.
should
My Irish derivation has nothing to do with me. Why should it?
dunces
Not all celebrities are dunces.
business years numbers
One irreducible residual of 38 years in the business is the number of lasting, loving friendships I have made.
depressing voice years
I do talk less now because the sound of my voice saying over and over the things I said years ago embarrasses and depresses me. Why do I say the same things over and over?
heart
Nothing but the heart can change the heart.
jobs years long
I enjoyed in every way my 12 years of playing Archie, and I wasn't personally sad about finishing a long job.
business real flight
I have heard show business characterized as a refuge for childlike persons in flight from all things harsh and real.
artist talent given
Talent can be developed, gift is God-given. But artists have both.