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" There's not going to be a 'Rescue Me' movie. Not a chance. "
Denis Leary
Rescue
Movie
Me
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" You can't teach somebody how to be funny. You're either funny, or you ain't. "
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Either
How
" I went to see the 'Spider-Man' movies because my wife is a fan, and so are my kids. "
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See
Kids
" 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. "
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Great
Think
Work
" I'm really good at laundry, and I have no problem cleaning the kitchen. "
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Kitchen
Really
Problem
" I spent a long time working in the movies to figure out that kind of acting and also how to write and produce for the screen. "
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Time
Acting
Long
" 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 either one. "
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Leather
Always
Good
" Racism isn't born, folks, it's taught. I have a two-year-old son. You know what he hates? Naps! End of list. "
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Son
Born
You
" Once you have a firefighter in your family, your family and the families from his crew become one big extended family. "
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Become
Big
Crew
" Stand-up comedy and comedy in general is the ultimate form of free speech, because you get to poke holes in all the pretentious bubbles politicians and pundits and popes and pretenders try to float over our heads. "
Denis Leary
Speech
Free
Comedy
" I think it's a shame when you come across young actors and musicians who haven't had the time to learn their craft. It doesn't matter if it's acting or music; you really have to learn how to do it from the bottom up because unless you have a great work ethic... fame is a terrible thing to have. "
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Work
Think
Music
" The best thing about series TV is that everyone you work with is hand-picked, as compared to working on a film. "
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Working
Film
Everyone
" If you're over 52 years old and you're on Facebook, do us all a favor and log off now. "
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Now
You
Years
" Anybody who's done standup will tell you that there's nothing like it. The show starts at 8:00, the curtain goes up and there's nobody else except you and the audience, and you just perform for them for two hours. Nobody yells, 'Cut!' There are no retakes. That is still the most exciting medium for me, and I love it. "
Denis Leary
Done
You
Love
" I will not bond. I will not share. I refuse to nurture. "
Denis Leary
Share
Will
Refuse
" People saying, 'Life didn't turn out the way I wanted it to.' Welcome to the club. I wanted to be the starting center-fielder for the Boston Red Sox, for chrissakes! "
Denis Leary
Way
Red
Welcome
" My goal is to leave this planet with the biggest carbon footprint I can possibly leave. "
Denis Leary
Goal
Carbon
Leave
" My father could swear in Gaelic and English, by the way, ladies and gentlemen. "
Denis Leary
English
Swear
Father
" When I go to Batman movies, I always think, 'Man, I would like to be a bad guy in a Batman movie.' especially as they got darker when they go to the Christian Bale era. "
Denis Leary
Man
Think
Bad
" I really, really like 'Eastbound & Down.' It's one of the few things that makes me laugh. It's almost too funny to get an award. "
Denis Leary
Funny
Down
Award
" I'm really happy I went to a Catholic school because a lot of the repressive tactics they use make for great senses of humor. "
Denis Leary
Humor
Happy
Great
" I love Santa Monica and Venice because I like the beach. I have a lot of friends in that area. "
Denis Leary
Friends
Like
Lot
" Usually when you watch a film, you're just sort of biting your nails about things you could have done differently. "
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Things
Done
Watch
" Wolfhounds helped kill off the wolves in Ireland. "
Denis Leary
Ireland
Off
Helped
" My dad was very much a John Wayne kind of guy, but he was also a great guy, great sense of humor, a real dedicated dad. I don't think he ever missed a hockey game I was in. "
Denis Leary
Hockey
Game
Great
" Willem Dafoe and I are actually the same person. "
Denis Leary
Actually
Person
Same
" 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. "
Denis Leary
Rest
Spider
Age
" When I was doing standup, I always wanted to get out of the standup world and take it back into the theatrical world, like with 'No Cure For Cancer.' "
Denis Leary
Doing
Always
Back
" When I was a teenager, you couldn't get straight pants. Then in '76, when punk started to hit, it was a revelation that you could find straight pants again. "
Denis Leary
You
Again
Find
" If you see me doing a new stand-up special, it probably means I've been out of work for a while. "
Denis Leary
You
Doing
Me
" Every actor thinks he can do comedy, and it's not true. "
Denis Leary
Every
Thinks
True