Denis Leary
Denis Leary
Denis Colin Learyis an American actor, a writer, a producer, a singer, and a comedian...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth18 August 1957
CityWorcester, MA
CountryUnited States of America
stars character actors
Dustin Hoffman said this one time, that if he hadn't made it as a film star, he would still be happy as a character actor because he was a character actor because of his face from day one, so he would always work in the theater.
play guy actors
There are some guys I know for a fact, like Louis C.K., who always talk about how not-great of an actor he is, and he's terrific on his show. But I know Louis would play a fantastic dramatic role in something, too. He just needs somebody to grab him and say, 'Come in here and do this.'
writing actors sound
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.
character actors might
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.
character ideas actors
Good actors, especially when they know their character, will come in and either tell you in advance that they have an idea, or in the middle of the rehearsal or the scene they'll let it loose and you go, 'Ah that's great.'
thinking actors comedy
Every actor thinks he can do comedy, and it's not true.
giving pages actors
I like to give the actors freedom to take what we have on the page and improve on it. And they do that quite a bit.
character actors likes
The second season is genrtrally easier do because you know the actors better and they know the characters better and if everybody likes each other you can really go all types of places.
acting actors sugar
Sometimes 'great acting' is just showing off - chewing up scenery and dialogue and other actors - the equivalent of a theatrical sugar rush.
writing actors television
I'd love to do another television series. I really love the writing process, and as an actor I really like how much you get to examine in television.
ideas band dysfunctional-family
When I clicked into this idea of doing a band and examining a band as a dysfunctional family, I wanted to reverse that Rescue Me formula.
rocks mtv rock-and-roll
When I first got famous, Greg Dulli was also just starting to cook with the Afghan Whigs, and because of the MTV awards I met Dave Grohl and Nirvana and all these rock and roll bands. So I had experience with what it was like when people were taking off at that time.
people done way
On a movie, you have a great time, and you're really enjoying the work, and then everybody is done and goes their separate ways, and you maybe never get to work with those people again.
people want wake-up
I'm one of the people that when I wake up I have to do what I do. It's not like I want to do it. I kind of have to do it.