Denis Leary Quotes
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I guess you get pigeon-holed in Hollywood, but I'm ok with that because I've been able to do a lot. I started in the theater, then I went to stand-up comedy, and then when I went into the movies to do comedy and drama and big movies and small movies.
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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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If I'm president, there are going to be government vans that drive around and pick up people who shouldn't be wearing certain clothing. Talk about lack of civil rights - I'm sorry, I'm pulling you right off the street, and we're giving you clothes that you're going to be O.K. in.
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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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I went to school with Steven Wright, who was the shyest guy I knew, and one day someone suddenly told me that he was in a club doing standup comedy. I went down to his club and he was great. Another friend of mine, who was pretty much a thief by trade, was hosting the show. So I thought, 'If these guys can do it, then so can I.'
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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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I know gay - gay people who aren't married who are better parents than some, you know, straight people I know who are married.
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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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Certain movies like 'Wag The Dog,' we used improv on every scene that we did. Pretty much, we would shoot from the script and then some stuff that we came up with in rehearsal, and then we'd have at least one or two takes where we completely went off the script and just flew by the seat of our pants.
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I fell asleep during 'Year One' twice. And my son, who never falls asleep during a Jack Black movie, also nodded off. That's how bad it was. I was incredibly disappointed.
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Hockey's my favorite sport.
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It would be great if firefighters across the country had the guarantee that they would be making enough money to support their family right from the get-go, but that's not the case.
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I have a lot of conservative views on a lot of things.
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I went to see the 'Spider-Man' movies because my wife is a fan, and so are my kids.
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If you're over 52 years old and you're on Facebook, do us all a favor and log off now.
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I'm a huge Kevin Youkilis fan.
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I'm a pretty boring guy. Compared to Ashton Kutcher, I live a really boring existence.
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Racism isn't born, folks, it's taught. I have a two-year-old son. You know what he hates? Naps! End of list.
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I obviously identify with the anti-authority figure. I've pretty much always had problems with authority, ever since I was a kid. But, yeah, it's not identifying, I think it's more a part of my natural DNA that I question anybody who has a plan. Everybody's got to have an angle; that's the way I grew up.
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Science fiction was never my thing. I have no interest in it. So I don't think I could successfully pull off being on a project like that without really losing my mind.
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There's no way around it - drama is very difficult to shoot. It's very heavy and something that you carry with you for the course of the day.
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I really, really like 'Eastbound & Down.' It's one of the few things that makes me laugh.
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Doing the same character over and over, it gets boring.
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My dad was very much a John Wayne kind of guy, but he was also a great guy, great sense of humor, a real dedicated dad. I don't think he ever missed a hockey game I was in.