“On a film set, we're all glorified troubleshooters, really, as directors. It's not if a problem arises. It's when.” Quote by Christine Swanson
“Honestly, on so many levels, I feel like motherhood has prepared me even better for directing than film school because all it is is troubleshooting and dealing with different personalities and emotions and trying to make everybody happy and at the end of the day reaching your own personal goals and agendas.” FeelsTryingDifferentEndsSchoolFilmGoalLevelsEmotionPersonalityPreparedMotherhoodHonestlyReachingThe End Of The DayAgendasFilm SchoolAnd At The End Of The DayPersonal Goal Author:Christine Swanson
“When I clicked into this idea of doing a band and examining a band as a dysfunctional family, I wanted to reverse that Rescue Me formula.” IdeasWantedBandFormulasRescueReverseExaminingDysfunctional FamilyRescue Me Author:Denis Leary
“Typically, I like to talk and meet with actors face to face well before we start shooting.” WellsFacesActorsShootingFace To Face Author:Christine Swanson
“When I first got famous, Greg Dulli was also just starting to cook with the Afghan Whigs, and because of the MTV awards I met Dave Grohl and Nirvana and all these rock and roll bands. So I had experience with what it was like when people were taking off at that time.” PeopleFirstsRocksMetsBandStartingCooksAwardsRock And RollDaveMtvAfghan Author:Denis Leary
“One of the things I always believed in was my dad came to America and he was a very talented musician, but he couldn't make a living that way so he had to support his family as an auto mechanic which he also loved doing. He was also such a great dad because when I first told him I thought I wanted to go into show business, his response was okay, that's interesting.” WayFirstsShowsWantedAmericaInterestingSupportDadMusicianOkayResponseMy DadMechanicShow BusinessAlways BelieveGreat DadAuto MechanicTalented Musicians Author:Denis Leary
“Dustin Hoffman said this one time, that if he hadn't made it as a film star, he would still be happy as a character actor because he was a character actor because of his face from day one, so he would always work in the theater.” IfsMadeSaidStillsCharacterFilmFacesActorsStarsTheaterMade ItOne TimeCharacter ActorsFilm Stars Author:Denis Leary
“My wife and I were poor when I started but we struggled along until things happened for me in my thirties. I knew I was doing what I loved even if I wasn't getting paid for it, so I think I'd still be doing it.” IfsThinkingStillsPoorWifeHappenedPaidMy WifeThings Happen Author:Denis Leary
“I'm one of the people that when I wake up I have to do what I do. It's not like I want to do it. I kind of have to do it.” PeopleWantKindWake Up Author:Denis Leary
“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
“Everything you look at now, the scripts that come in that you look at, the television scripts are way better than the movie script. The talent is going to television.” WayLooksTalentTelevisionScripts Author:Denis Leary