“I'm no prophet and I'm no genius, but I can only tell you what I seem to know. As a fan of television and the movies, I think it's all for the better.” ThinkingKnowsI CanSeemsFansTelevisionGeniusProphet Author:Denis Leary
“You know why the French hate us so much? Thay gave us the croissant. And you know what we did with it? We turned it into our croissandwich, thank you very much.” KnowsHumorFunnyHateCroissants Author:Denis Leary
“I take music pretty seriously. You see that scar on my wrist? You see that? You know where that's from? I heard the Bee Gees were getting back together again. I couldn't take it, OK!” KnowsHumorFunnyTogetherHeardScarBeesWristsBack TogetherTogether AgainBack Together AgainGetting Back TogetherBee Gees Author:Denis Leary
“Yeah, I love living in New York, man, and people who live in New York, we wear that fact like a badge right on our sleeve because we know that fact impresses everybody! I was in Vietnam. So what? I live in New York!” PeopleKnowsMenFactsHumorFunnyNew YorkYeahVietnamImpressSleevesBadges Author:Denis Leary
“I'm in my truck talking to Jesus. And you can see a World Series ring on my right pinkie finger. But when I take my sunglasses off a second later, it's gone. It's the whole divine intervention thing. You know Jesus had something to do with them winning.” KnowsWorldWholeJesusWinningTalkingGoneDivineSeriesFingersRingsTruckInterventionDivine InterventionSunglassesWorld Series Author:Denis Leary
“The second season is generally easier do because you know the actors better and they know the characters better and if everybody likes each other you can really go all types of places.” IfsKnowsCharacterActorsTypeEasierSeasonsLikes Author:Denis Leary
“He [ Campbell Scott ] is also a really funny guy which not a lot of people know.” PeopleKnowsGuyFunny Guy Author:Denis Leary
“I was working with Peter Tolan, who was my writing partner on those two [Rescue Me and The Job], and he did The Larry Sanders Show with Garry Shandling, and he always said that the second season is better because you know the actors.” KnowsWritingSaidTwoShowsJobsActorsSeasonsPartnersPeterRescueLarryRescue Me Author:Denis Leary
“I certainly know guys in comedy, I know some actors, and I definitely know some musicians, who have survived to a certain age and make a good living doing what they do, but nobody knows who they are. They wake up every day and they have the ability to get paid practicing their art, but underneath it all, if you scratched the surface, you still get, "If I only had my own show . . .," or "If I only had my own band . . ." It's what people always do when they want to be their own star.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantArtStillsShowsAgeGuyCertainActorsStarsMy OwnAbilityComedyBandMusicianWake UpPaidSurfaceSurvivedNobody KnowsGood Living Author:Denis Leary
“Racism isn't born, folks, it's taught. I have a two-year-old son. You know what he hates? Naps! End of list.” KnowsYearsTwoEndsHateBornPowerfulTaughtSonRacismFolksListsRacistTwo YearsNapsRacial DiscriminationTwo Year OldsDiscrimination And RacismEnding Racism Author:Denis Leary
“Jon Stewart is exactly the same guy he's always been, only with money. He knows that the moment he really believes he's important, the funny goes away and he becomes Bill O'Reilly, except shorter and Jewish.” KnowsBelieveImportantMomentsGuyBillsBill O Reilly Author:Denis Leary
“I did 12 years with nuns, you know. So I came out of it going, like, 'I think Jesus is all right.' The rest of it I think stinks to the high heavens.” ThinkingKnowsYearsJesusHeavenNunStink Author:Denis Leary
“Most people don't know how underpaid and often ill-equipped urban fire departments are across North America.” PeopleKnowsAmericaKnow HowFireIllDepartmentUrbanNorth AmericaUnderpaidFire Department 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
“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."” KnowsIdeasCharacterActorsMiddleSceneRehearsalGood Actors Author:Denis Leary
“Having dealt with a lot of real firefighters, I know there are a lot of guys who, for lack of a better term, become addicted to the grief because it has kept them connected to these guys that they felt responsible for having lost.” KnowsRealGuyLostFeltTermGriefResponsibleConnectedFirefighter Author:Denis Leary
“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.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantLongShowsUsedLong TimeBitterJealousTerritoryShow BusinessLong Time Ago Author:Denis Leary
“I think daycare is great for people who have to work two jobs. My problem is with people who are dropping kids off at daycare because they want to go out and spend the day golfing or getting their nails done. You know what I mean? That's not why they invented daycare.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantMeanTwoDoneProblemKidsJobsNailsDroppingGolfingTwo JobsDaycareNails Done Author: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?” KnowsTogetherBrainKnow HowToolsTablesComedianChairsSurgeryCarpenterBrain SurgeryTables And Chairs Author:Denis Leary
“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.” ThinkingKnowsCharacterRunningAgeTalkingRightsMovementPrayingCivil RightsIce1960sCivil Rights MovementIce Age Author:Denis Leary
“My career plan at this point is 'Ice Age 5' through '10,' and even '12,' and 'Spider Man' - you know, basically I'd be Emma Stone's dad for the rest of my career. I really don't have any problem doing that.” KnowsMenProblemAgeCareersPlansDadStonesIceSpidersEmmaSpider ManIce Age Author:Denis Leary
“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."” KnowsNeedsPlayFactsShowsGuyActorsRolesFantasticDramaticTerrific Author:Denis Leary
“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.” IfsKnowsWellsEnoughCharacterMightActorsSituationCircumstances Author:Denis Leary
