There are times over different projects when I've asked the writers why people are swearing for no good reason. I tell them that it would be funnier if there weren't these swear words.

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But from what I can see all around me today, that America is fading fast,...

But from what I can see all around me today, that America is fading fast,...

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

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

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.

You've got to write for your audience.

You've got to write for your audience.

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.

They need to be re-supplied with energy, and that energy comes from asking not what...

They need to be re-supplied with energy, and that energy comes from asking not what...

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...

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...

I always played a soldier, sailor, or policemen.

I always played a soldier, sailor, or policemen.

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.

It appalls me that the people who decide what Americans will be watching on the...

It appalls me that the people who decide what Americans will be watching on the...

I come from Bridgeport, Connecticut and have friends I grew up with there.

I come from Bridgeport, Connecticut and have friends I grew up with there.

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

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

I've turned down projects based on raunchiness before.

I've turned down projects based on raunchiness before.

When I go to the garage to pick up my clubs, I clean the spider...

When I go to the garage to pick up my clubs, I clean the spider...

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.

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...

The last thing on my mind was to be an actor, but I had a...

The last thing on my mind was to be an actor, but I had a...

So many people aren't ready for Hollywood - professionally or practically.

So many people aren't ready for Hollywood - professionally or practically.