What""s wrong with me - it is very depressing to be disagreed with.Jeff: It""s depression.Today""s your birthday, Michael, and you haven""t mentioned it all day.Michael: Oh no, no don""t start in with that, man.I""m a character actor.Age has no effect on me.Jeff: That""s good, that""s very good.Michael: How does one not be depressed?Jeff: Instead of tryin"" to be Michael Dorsey, the great actor or Michael Dorsey, the great waiter, why don""t you just try to be Michael Dorsey?Michael: I am Michael Dorsey, I am Michael Dorsey.It was unusual for a Best Picture nominee o lack any actor/actress nominations.The inspiring, tearjerking story with a unique depiction of Americana, was an unexpected success and smash hit, and an uplifting fairy tale that celebrated the love of the game of baseball.He communicated his decision through a typewritten letter (on his letterhead) to Marvin:Marvin Blake:My daughter, Madge, tells me you were forced to stop school since your father passed away.After only a few minutes at the tombstone after they placed their cross of flowers on the gravesite, Johnny was restless and impatient with Barbra, who was taking time to ritualistically pray - to keep the dead one""s memory alive.