397 Quotes by Denis Leary

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    I’m no prophet and I’m no genius, but I can only tell you what I seem to know. As a fan of television and the movies, I think it’s all for the better.

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

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    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.

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    I’m not really a Spider-Man fan. I’m more of a Batman guy.

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    I went to see the ‘Spider-Man’ movies because my wife is a fan, and so are my kids.

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    I don’t really have a lot of fun playing just straight good guys. It’s not my thing. It’s like Tom Hanks territory.

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

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    I obviously identify with the anti-authority figure. I've pretty much always had problems with authority, ever since I was a kid. But, yeah, it's not identifying, I think it's more a part of my natural DNA that I question anybody who has a plan. Everybody's got to have an angle; that's the way I grew up.

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