Certain movies like 'Wag The Dog,' we used improv on every scene that we did. Pretty much, we would shoot from the script and then some stuff that we came up with in rehearsal, and then we'd have at least one or two takes where we completely went off the script and just flew by the seat of our pants.
Denis LearyPeter Falk and Denis Leary today walked into a Starbucks and shot 27 people, without any announcement whatsoever.
Denis LearyI'm really happy I went to a Catholic school because a lot of the repressive tactics they use make for great senses of humor.
Denis LearyI 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.
Denis Leary