Denis Leary Quotes
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There's no male Oprah.
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You try to - you want to fly on both sides of the political fence because that's where the - where the comedy is.
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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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When I was a teenager, you couldn't get straight pants. Then in '76, when punk started to hit, it was a revelation that you could find straight pants again.
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Let me tell you something: I love the Yankees. And let me tell you why: because without the Yankees, there is nobody to hate.
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How many whales do we really need? I figure five. One for each ocean.
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I don't really have a lot of fun playing just straight good guys. It's not my thing. It's like Tom Hanks territory.
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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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We live in a country where John Lennon takes eight bullets, Yoko Ono is walking right beside him and not one hits her. Explain that to me!
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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 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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I'd love to do another television series. I really love the writing process, and as an actor I really like how much you get to examine in television.
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I spent a long time working in the movies to figure out that kind of acting and also how to write and produce for the screen.
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I'm a pretty boring guy. Compared to Ashton Kutcher, I live a really boring existence.
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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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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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What's politically correct a lot of times is not funny.
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Usually when you watch a film, you're just sort of biting your nails about things you could have done differently.
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My brother and I tortured my mother growing up.
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Some people expect me to be funny all the time, and I'm not necessarily funny all the time.
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I studied acting in school and then, of course, couldn't get an acting job.
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My father could swear in Gaelic and English, by the way, ladies and gentlemen.
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I'm a lapsed Catholic in the best sense of the word.
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Doing the same character over and over, it gets boring.