Denis Leary

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. ”

You can't teach somebody how to be funny. You're either funny, or you ain't. ”

With any actor, if you know your character well enough, you'll know pretty much what he would say under any circumstance, or whatever situation might rear its head. ”

You can have good writing, but a great actor will make it feel and sound like great writing. You can have great writing, and mediocre actors will make it feel mediocre. Without the actors, you have nothing. ”

Not eating meat is a decision, eating meat is an instinct. ”

Most of the women placed in the fire department here in New York never passed the physical test. And a fat guy or a short guy, or anybody not passing the test in a life-or-death job, leads to friction. ”

I do have to say that I think that President Obama is the greatest President in the history of all of our Presidents, and that he can do no wrong in my book. So how's that for prejudice on the Democratic side? ”

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. ”

It would be great if firefighters across the country had the guarantee that they would be making enough money to support their family right from the get-go, but that's not the case. ”

Once you have a firefighter in your family, your family and the families from his crew become one big extended family. ”