There are technologies you couldn't predict at all when I started.

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There are times over different projects when I've asked the writers why people are swearing...

There are times over different projects when I've asked the writers why people are swearing...

The pollution they produce, market, sell, and show to billions around the world is at...

The pollution they produce, market, sell, and show to billions around the world is at...

Find people who share your values, and you'll conquer the world together.

Find people who share your values, and you'll conquer the world together.

I'm concerned about the insidious influence of the media's bad messages that undermine the lessons...

I'm concerned about the insidious influence of the media's bad messages that undermine the lessons...

You've got to write for your audience.

You've got to write for your audience.

Hollywood has lost touch with their audience a long time ago.

Hollywood has lost touch with their audience a long time ago.

So many actors have sheer guts, will, and determination; they just need some preparation.

So many actors have sheer guts, will, and determination; they just need some preparation.

Before 1972, no actors got residuals. They just got paid. No residuals.

Before 1972, no actors got residuals. They just got paid. No residuals.

I always played a soldier, sailor, or policemen.

I always played a soldier, sailor, or policemen.

On my visits back home, if they saw that I was getting a big head,...

On my visits back home, if they saw that I was getting a big head,...

A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally.

A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally.

In L.A., though, people get off busses calling themselves actors, so many are really not...

In L.A., though, people get off busses calling themselves actors, so many are really not...

In fact, my son learned his first swear word from E.T. at age five. The...

In fact, my son learned his first swear word from E.T. at age five. The...

From what I can see, too many kids don't learn pride in their country anymore.

From what I can see, too many kids don't learn pride in their country anymore.

I started improvising the Cliff character, based on someone I grew up with.

I started improvising the Cliff character, based on someone I grew up with.

I'd never been to acting school, so I never thought I'd get this far.

I'd never been to acting school, so I never thought I'd get this far.

After all, at end of the day, when you're breathing your last, it's not your...

After all, at end of the day, when you're breathing your last, it's not your...

Two days later I got a call that they wanted to try out the character...

Two days later I got a call that they wanted to try out the character...

You'll be tested every single day. You'll be tested every single day.

You'll be tested every single day. You'll be tested every single day.

To them, the real United States is just flyover country.

To them, the real United States is just flyover country.