I obviously identify with the anti-authority figure. I've pretty much …

Denis Leary
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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. ✨ Interview with Tasha Robinson, www.avclub.com. June 22, 2005.
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