397 Quotes by Denis Leary

I’m a lapsed Catholic in the best sense of the word.

There’s no male Oprah.

Most movies suck, even the independent ones. Hollywood is like baseball: Hit three good ones out of 10 and you’re a Hall of Famer.

Everybody’s vying for people’s attention in terms of eyeballs, earholes, and dollars .

I learned a long time ago, if you want to keep your friends in show business, don’t get famous. Because as soon as you get famous, a lot of the people you used to know, who didn’t, become incredibly bitter and jealous. It’s part of the territory.

What I’ve learned is that life is too short and movies are too long.

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.

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

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.