Quotes from Denis Leary

Anthony Mackie in 'The Hurt Locker' is everything an actor can hope to be. So rock steady in his portrayal that you immediately forget every performance he may have previously given, and focus only on the character in front of you.

I'd love to play in a Red Sox game. It would be so awesome to actually walk out on the field and play, just for one inning. I'd also steal everything I could get my hands on in the clubhouse, which is why they won't let me do it.

I've been nominated for Emmys and Golden Globes, but I've never won one and I probably never will.

Most people don't know how underpaid and often ill-equipped urban fire departments are across North America.

The things that make me angry still make me angry. George Carlin is 67, and he's still as funny as he's ever been, and he's still angry. And that makes me feel good, because I feel like if I stick around long enough, I'll still be able to work.

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.

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.

I know gay - gay people who aren't married who are better parents than some, you know, straight people I know who are married.

What firefighters and people in our military and cops do is separate from what the rest of us do; basically these people say, 'I'm going to protect all these strangers.'

One thing that's great about firefighters: If they don't have the equipment they desperately need, they don't have the help, they don't care. They'll do it on their own.

The best thing about series TV is that everyone you work with is hand-picked, as compared to working on a film.

On a movie, you have a great time, and you're really enjoying the work, and then everybody is done and goes their separate ways, and you maybe never get to work with those people again.

It's hard to have a film and television career and do music work at the same time.

If you see me doing a new stand-up special, it probably means I've been out of work for a while.

The first movie I saw where it convinced me I could be an actor was 'Mean Streets,' so whenever I see Robert De Niro and he says, 'Hi, Denis,' it's still a really big deal.

Firefighters don't go on strike.

There's no male Oprah.

Doing the same character over and over, it gets boring.

I studied acting in school and then, of course, couldn't get an acting job.

I wasn't the best student. I wasn't stupid, but I wasn't paying a lot of attention.

Worrying about tomorrow is the best way to screw up today.

Willem Dafoe and I are actually the same person.

If you do good work, it tends to stick around. People still come up to me and say, 'The Ref' is my favorite Christmas movie.'

I have a lot of conservative views on a lot of things.