Denis Leary

“I really like 'Batman.' Not the TV show, but the dark 'Batman.'”

“I would have to commit a crime and have cops chase me. That would be the only way to get me to jog five miles.”

“I think we should take Iraq and Iran and combine them into one country and call it Irate. All the pissed off people live in one place and get it over with.”

“I think daycare is great for people who have to work two jobs. My problem is with people who are dropping kids off at daycare because they want to go out and spend the day golfing or getting their nails done. You know what I mean? That's not why they invented daycare.”

“I don't watch 'American Idol.' I don't watch any of that stuff.”

“Firefighters are some of the most selfless public servants you will ever encounter.”

“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.”

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

“White men have screwed this country up! I would like a black, female…. everything all rolled into one.I want something different. I want a real change. People, I want a president who speaks well, who has a sense of humor. This guy is such a moron! It's beyond the point where it's a joke. He's an idiot.”

“I can't text. My fingers are too big.”

“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.”

“Science fiction was never my thing. I have no interest in it.”

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

“My brother and I tortured my mother growing up.”

“The thing with movies is, because you have so little time, I always feel like there are more things we could've done with the character. If we'd done a sequel to 'The Thomas Crown Affair,' what would that have been like? But for the most part, you try not to think of that, because it's just going to break your heart.”

“I really want to do a western film. It's one of my favorite movie genres of all time.”

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

“I'm no day at the beach. And if it is a beach, it's Hampton Beach. Ever been there? It's not nice.”

“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.”

“I don't want to see a 'Sopranos' movie. This is just me. I like to think the end is where it was on TV as opposed to becoming a movie.”