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

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

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

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,...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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 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.

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...

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.

Sure, the comedians who swear or use scatological humor can get laughs, but they're uncomfortable...

Sure, the comedians who swear or use scatological humor can get laughs, but they're uncomfortable...

I have been raising money for the past 14 years for diabetes research.

I have been raising money for the past 14 years for diabetes research.

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...

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

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

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...

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,...

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...

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.

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.