“Did you ever notice they never take any fat hostages? You never see a guy coming out of Lebanon going: "I was held hostage for seven months and I lost 175 pounds, I feel good and I look good and I learned self-discipline. That's the important thing."” FeelsLooksImportantSelfHumorFunnyGuyLostMonthsDisciplineImportant ThingsSevenFatsFeel GoodPoundsComing OutSelf DisciplineHostageLebanonI Feel GoodSeven Months Author:Denis Leary
“Most people think, "Life sucks, and then you die." I disagree. I think life sucks. Then you get cancer. Then you go into chemotherapy. You lose all your hair, you feel bad about yourself. Then all of the sudden the cancer goes into remission, and then all of the sudden you have a stroke. You can't move your right side. And then, maybe, you die.” PeopleThinkingFeelsHumorFunnyMovingDiesSidesLosesHairCancerAbout YourselfDisagreeStrokesChemotherapyRemissionLife Sucks Author:Denis Leary
“You really want to have a back-up plan, so when you don't feel like acting, or you're getting older and settling down, you can produce your own stuff. So that's when I set about forming my own company and getting creative control.” WantFeelsStuffMy OwnActingCompanyCreativePlansProduceSettlingGetting OldGetting OlderSettling Down Author:Denis Leary
“There's a method aspect to Campbell Scott character and he really wants to get into his character and he wants to cast to go on a fast so that by the time the play opens nobody's eaten in three days because he wants the audience to feel the pain from the stage.” WantFeelsPlayCharacterPainThreeAudienceStageGoes OnAspectMethodCasts Author:Denis Leary
“For us as writers, it's really important to have songs we believe in - even before sometimes we shoot a scene. If we have a song that's so perfectly designed for a scene on 'Rescue Me,' we'll play it on loud speakers during the shooting. It helps the cameraman and it helps the director, and it helps the actors know what the feel is.” IfsKnowsFeelsBelieveImportantSometimesPlayHelpingSongActorsSceneDirectorsShootingLoudSpeakersRescueCameramanRescue Me Author:Denis Leary
“The thing with movies is, because you have so little time, I always feel like there are more things we could've done with the character. If we'd done a sequel to 'The Thomas Crown Affair,' what would that have been like? But for the most part, you try not to think of that, because it's just going to break your heart.” IfsThinkingFeelsTryingHeartLittlesHas BeensDoneCharacterBreakAffairCrownsLittle TimeSequelsBreak Your Heart Author:Denis Leary
“The things that make me angry still make me angry. George Carlin is 67, and he's still as funny as he's ever been, and he's still angry. And that makes me feel good, because I feel like if I stick around long enough, I'll still be able to work.” IfsFeelsLongStillsEnoughAbleAngrySticksFeel GoodMake Me Angry Author:Denis Leary
“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.” FeelsWritingActorsSoundMediocreGood WritingGreat ActorsGreat Writing Author:Denis Leary
“I'm the enemy. Because I like to think, I like to read. I'm into freedom of speech, the freedom of choice. I'm the kind of guy who likes to sit in a greasy spoon and wonder - "Gee, should I have the T-bone steak or the jumbo rack of BBQ ribs with the side order of gravy fries?" I want high cholesterol. I wanna eat bacon and butter and buskets of cheese, okay? I wanna smoke a Cuban cigar the size of Cincinnati in the non-smoking section. I wanna run through the streets naked with green Jell-O all over my body reading Playboy magazine. Why? Because I suddenly might feel the need to, okay, pal?” ThinkingWantNeedsFeelsShouldKindBodyMightRunningGuyOrderChoicesReadingSidesWonderEnemyStreetsSpeechOkayGreenSizeBonesNakedMagazinesSmokeFreedom Of SpeechCheeseShould ISectionsSpoonsCigarBucketsFreedom Of ChoiceSteakCubanRibsPlayboyBarbecueRacksFriesPalsGravyCholesterolCuban CigarsHigh CholesterolPlayboy Magazine Author:Denis Leary
