I needed someone really intense, but also somebody with a lot of theatrical credibility. — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
I studied acting in school and then, of course, couldn't get an acting job. — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
There's nothing wrong with an actor that can't improvise, but if you're going to improvise, you gotta make sure you got people… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
With any actor, if you know your character well enough, you'll know pretty much what he would say under any circumstance, or… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
The first movie I saw where it convinced me I could be an actor was 'Mean Streets,' so whenever I see Robert… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
Sometimes 'great acting' is just showing off - chewing up scenery and dialogue and other actors - the equivalent of a theatrical… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
There's a method aspect to Campbell Scott character and he really wants to get into his character and he wants to cast… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
Good actors, especially when they know their character, will come in and either tell you in advance that they have an idea,… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
There are some guys I know for a fact, like Louis C.K., who always talk about how not-great of an actor he… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
Dustin Hoffman said this one time, that if he hadn't made it as a film star, he would still be happy as… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
Anthony Mackie in 'The Hurt Locker' is everything an actor can hope to be. So rock steady in his portrayal that you… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
I'm sick and tired of our generation being called the TV generation. What do you expect? We watched Lee Harvey Oswald get his brains… — Denis Leary Copy Share
My father left Ireland because he did not want to muck horse manure for the rest of his life, and he wanted to come… — Denis Leary Copy Share
Yeah, I love living in New York, man, and people who live in New York, we wear that fact like a badge right on… — Denis Leary Copy Share
I've always had a thing for Catwoman. Michelle Pfeiffer or Halle Berry in tight leather pants, with the boots - I'm pretty good with… — Denis Leary Copy Share
I spent a long time working in the movies to figure out that kind of acting and also how to write and produce for… — Denis Leary Copy Share
I do have to say that I think that President Obama is the greatest President in the history of all of our Presidents, and… — Denis Leary Copy Share
I don't want to see a 'Sopranos' movie. This is just me. I like to think the end is where it was on TV… — Denis Leary Copy Share
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,… — Denis Leary Copy Share
Happy Easter everyone! Jesus dies, comes back from the dead - and we get chocolate eggs. It's like turn-down service from God. — Denis Leary Copy Share
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… — Denis Leary Copy Share
You try to - you want to fly on both sides of the political fence because that's where the - where the comedy is. — Denis Leary Copy Share
