Denis Leary quotes - page 5

Denis Leary is an American actor, comedian, and writer known for his sharp wit and satirical humor. His standout roles include the TV series "Rescue Me" and numerous comedy specials. He has received critical acclaim for blending dark comedy with powerful storytelling. Here are 162 of his quotes:

You can have good writing, but a great actor will make it feel and sound like great writing. You can have great writing, and mediocre actors will make it feel mediocre. Without the actors, you have nothing. (Denis Leary)

Where I grew up, the basketball courts were rarely used.

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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 obviously identify with the anti-authority figure. I've pretty much always had problems with authority, ever since I was a kid.

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Good actors, especially when they know their character, will come in and either tell you in advance that they have an idea, or in the middle of the rehearsal or the scene they'll let it loose and you go, 'Ah that's great.'

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I'm no day at the beach. And if it is a beach, it's Hampton Beach. Ever been there? It's not nice.

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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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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.

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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'd love to play in a Red Sox game. It would be so awesome to actually walk out on the field and play, just for one inning. I'd also steal everything I could get my hands on in the clubhouse, which is why they won't let me do it.

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With any actor, if you know your character well enough, you'll know pretty much what he would say under any circumstance, or whatever situation might rear its head. (Denis Leary)

I'm not saying being a comedian is brain surgery, but it is definitely - it's like being a carpenter. You learn how to make tables and chairs. You have to have the right tools, and you have to know how to put the thing together, right?

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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 wanted to be a hockey player. Where I grew up, the basketball courts were rarely used. I was terrible in school and actually said, 'I'm going to be a hockey player.'

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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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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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First of all, I have to have trucks because I live most of my time on a horse farm, so I've gotta have trucks. It's in the northeast; I've got to have pickup trucks to move snow, number one. Number two, just if I'm driving, I don't have to have an SUV, but I want a big car.

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You can't teach somebody how to be funny. You're either funny, or you ain't.

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I do have to say that I think that President Obama is the greatest President in the history of all of our Presidents, and that he can do no wrong in my book. So how's that for prejudice on the Democratic side?

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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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Bill Murray doesn't do anything. He barely shows up at the movies he says he's going to do. (Denis Leary)

If you do good work, it tends to stick around. People still come up to me and say, 'The Ref' is my favorite Christmas movie.'

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There's not going to be a 'Rescue Me' movie. Not a chance.

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I really like 'Batman.' Not the TV show, but the dark 'Batman.'

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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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Occupation: American Actor
Born: August 18, 1957
Quotes count: 162
Wikipedia: Denis Leary

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