Denis Leary

George Carlin was great right up to the end of his life. But Richard Pryor was probably the best, most gifted stand-up comedian who will ever live. ”

My father left Ireland because he did not want to muck horse manure for the rest of his life, and he wanted to come to New York. ”

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! ”

My biggest regret in life is that I didn't hit John Denver in the mouth while I has the chance. ”

I'm a pretty boring guy. Compared to Ashton Kutcher, I live a really boring existence. ”

I obviously identify with the anti-authority figure. I've pretty much always had problems with authority, ever since I was a kid. ”

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. ”

Everyone's got skeletons in their closet, and I've got a million in mine, believe me. I tested the envelope; I pushed it. Whenever somebody in authority told me not to do something, I did it just to find out why they said not to do it. ”

My charity is in the business of helping firefighters in any way that we can. For instance, after 9/11 we were the second-fastest charity to raise and distribute money to the widows and surviving family members of the 343 firefighters who died that day. ”

Every actor thinks he can do comedy, and it's not true. ”