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I learned a long time ago, if you want to keep your friends in show business, don't get famous. Because as soon as you get famous, a lot of the people you used to know, who didn't, become incredibly bitter and jealous. It's part of the territory.
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What firefighters and people in our military and cops do is separate from what the rest of us do; basically these people say, 'I'm going to protect all these strangers.'
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Most people don't know how underpaid and often ill-equipped urban fire departments are across North America.
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How many whales do we really need? I figure five. One for each ocean.
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Ted Kennedy, a good senator but a bad date you know what I mean? 'What'd I forget? Goddamit the fuckin' girl! Jesus Christ where are my pants?'
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You're 18 years old, you're in a 7-11, you don't know shit about shit and PULL UP YOUR PANTS!
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My father left Ireland because he did not want to muck horse manure for the rest of his life, and he wanted to come to New York.
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There we were in the middle of a sexual revolution wearing clothes that guaranteed we wouldn't get laid.
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The best comedy audiences in the country and this is tried and true, I'm not just saying it, in my opinion are Boston, Atlanta, and Chicago.
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I really like 'Batman.' Not the TV show, but the dark 'Batman.'
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I think it's a shame when you come across young actors and musicians who haven't had the time to learn their craft. It doesn't matter if it's acting or music; you really have to learn how to do it from the bottom up because unless you have a great work ethic... fame is a terrible thing to have.
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I love Santa Monica and Venice because I like the beach. I have a lot of friends in that area.
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I write what I think is funny and I write from a sense of popping a balloon or a sense of injustice, whether it's about yourself, or whether it's about something else. It's my worldview; it doesn't mean that everybody has to agree with it.
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I'm praying for 'Ice Age' 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. Because I really think we can run those characters into the '60s, and I'm talking the 1960s, you know? The Civil Rights Movement. That's what I'm praying for, because then I wouldn't have to do anything else.
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Vacuuming is great. I do the laundry. I love washing machines. I'm the maid in my house.
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There are some guys I know for a fact, like Louis C.K., who always talk about how not-great of an actor he is, and he's terrific on his show. But I know Louis would play a fantastic dramatic role in something, too. He just needs somebody to grab him and say, 'Come in here and do this.'
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Temptation's something you have to deal with even if you're not famous. It's harder when you're famous because it's a lot more in your face, and that makes it a little more difficult to walk away from sometimes.
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I'm really happy I went to a Catholic school because a lot of the repressive tactics they use make for great senses of humor.
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Nobody can make more fun of me than I already make of myself.
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I didn't raise my kids with the fear of God.
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I'm a huge Kevin Youkilis fan.
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Most of the women placed in the fire department here in New York never passed the physical test. And a fat guy or a short guy, or anybody not passing the test in a life-or-death job, leads to friction.
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I'm a pretty boring guy. Compared to Ashton Kutcher, I live a really boring existence.
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No woman can be completely happy at any one moment in time. They're always anticipating the next thing to argue or complain about.
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