--- title: "10 Knows Quotes By Denis Leary" description: "10 Knows quotes by Denis Leary. Plus more from Denis Leary and more Knows sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7be/denis-leary-1350_fans_i-m-no-prophet-and-i-m-no-genius-but-i-c_2224487.png" --- > [I'm no prophet and I'm no genius, but I can only tell you what I seem to know. As a fan of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-leary/i-m-no-prophet-and-i-m-no-genius-but-i-can-only-tell-you-what-i-seem/) [Denis Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-leary/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7be/denis-leary-1350_fans_i-m-no-prophet-and-i-m-no-genius-but-i-c_2224487.png) > [ He \[ Campbell Scott \] is also a really funny guy which not a lot of people know. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-leary/he-campbell-scott-is-also-a-really-funny-guy-which-not-a-lot-of/) [Denis Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-leary/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/732/denis-leary-1350_funny_he-campbell-scott-is-also-a-really-funny_1528142.png) > [Yeah, I love living in New York, man, and people who live in New York, we wear that fact like a badge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-leary/yeah-i-love-living-in-new-york-man-and-people-who-live-in-new-york-we/) [Denis Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-leary/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d90/denis-leary-1350_badges_yeah-i-love-living-in-new-york-man-and-p_82810.png) > [I take music pretty seriously. You see that scar on my wrist? You see that? You know where that's from? I heard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-leary/i-take-music-pretty-seriously-you-see-that-scar-on-my-wrist-you-see/) [Denis Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-leary/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68a/denis-leary-1350_back-together_i-take-music-pretty-seriously-you-see-th_2337032.jpg) > [The second season is generally easier do because you know the actors better and they know the characters better and if everybody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-leary/the-second-season-is-generally-easier-do-because-you-know-the-actors/) [Denis Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-leary/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/928/denis-leary-1350_actors_the-second-season-is-generally-easier-do_2944080.png) > [ I was working with Peter Tolan, who was my writing partner on those two \[Rescue Me and The Job\], and he did… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-leary/i-was-working-with-peter-tolan-who-was-my-writing-partner-on-those/) [Denis Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-leary/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd0/denis-leary-1350_actors_i-was-working-with-peter-tolan-who-was-m_1284470.png) > [Jon Stewart is exactly the same guy he's always been, only with money. He knows that the moment he really believes he's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-leary/jon-stewart-is-exactly-the-same-guy-he-s-always-been-only-with-money/) [Denis Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-leary/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc4/denis-leary-1350_believe_jon-stewart-is-exactly-the-same-guy-he-s_464729.jpg) > [You know why the French hate us so much? Thay gave us the croissant. And you know what we did with it?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-leary/you-know-why-the-french-hate-us-so-much-thay-gave-us-the-croissant/) [Denis Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-leary/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/526/denis-leary-1350_croissants_you-know-why-the-french-hate-us-so-much_299986.png) > [I'm in my truck talking to Jesus. And you can see a World Series ring on my right pinkie finger. But when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-leary/i-m-in-my-truck-talking-to-jesus-and-you-can-see-a-world-series-ring/) [Denis Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-leary/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fe/denis-leary-1350_baseball_i-m-in-my-truck-talking-to-jesus-and-you_2040934.png) > [I certainly know guys in comedy, I know some actors, and I definitely know some musicians, who have survived to a certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-leary/i-certainly-know-guys-in-comedy-i-know-some-actors-and-i-definitely/) [Denis Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-leary/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ba/denis-leary-1350_ability_i-certainly-know-guys-in-comedy-i-know-s_412515.jpg) ## Other authors on Knows ## More by Denis Leary > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-leary/i-m-sick-and-tired-of-our-generation-being-called-the-tv-generation/) [Denis Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-leary/) > [My father left Ireland because he did not want to muck horse manure for the rest of his life, and he wanted to come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-leary/my-father-left-ireland-because-he-did-not-want-to-muck-horse-manure/) [Denis Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-leary/) > [I've eaten things that didn't complain this much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-leary/i-ve-eaten-things-that-didn-t-complain-this-much/) [Denis Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-leary/) > [What I've learned is that life is too short and movies are too long.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-leary/what-i-ve-learned-is-that-life-is-too-short-and-movies-are-too-long/) [Denis Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-leary/yeah-i-love-living-in-new-york-man-and-people-who-live-in-new-york-we/) [Denis Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-leary/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-leary/i-ve-always-had-a-thing-for-catwoman-michelle-pfeiffer-or-halle-berry/) [Denis Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-leary/) > [I spent a long time working in the movies to figure out that kind of acting and also how to write and produce for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-leary/i-spent-a-long-time-working-in-the-movies-to-figure-out-that-kind-of/) [Denis Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-leary/) > [I do have to say that I think that President Obama is the greatest President in the history of all of our Presidents, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-leary/i-do-have-to-say-that-i-think-that-president-obama-is-the-greatest/) [Denis Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-leary/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-leary/i-don-t-want-to-see-a-sopranos-movie-this-is-just-me-i-like-to-think/) [Denis Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-leary/) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-leary/the-best-comedy-audiences-in-the-country-and-this-is-tried-and-true-i/) [Denis Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-leary/) > [Happy Easter everyone! Jesus dies, comes back from the dead - and we get chocolate eggs. It's like turn-down service from God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-leary/happy-easter-everyone-jesus-dies-comes-back-from-the-dead-and-we-get/) [Denis Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-leary/) > [I believe in prescription drugs. I believe in feeling better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-leary/i-believe-in-prescription-drugs-i-believe-in-feeling-better/) [Denis Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-leary/you-really-want-to-have-a-back-up-plan-so-when-you-don-t-feel-like/) [Denis Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-leary/) > [You try to - you want to fly on both sides of the political fence because that's where the - where the comedy is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-leary/you-try-to-you-want-to-fly-on-both-sides-of-the-political-fence/) [Denis Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-leary/) > [I'm not really a Spider-Man fan. I'm more of a Batman guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-leary/i-m-not-really-a-spider-man-fan-i-m-more-of-a-batman-guy/) [Denis Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-leary/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knows/denis-leary/#itemlist", "name": "10 Knows Quotes By Denis Leary", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm no prophet and I'm no genius, but I can only tell you what I seem to know. 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