The last thing on my mind was to be an actor, but I had a crush on a cute girl in the drama department, so the best thing for me to do was audition, help out, do carpentry, whatever it…

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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,...

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

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

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 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.

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've turned down projects based on raunchiness before.

I've turned down projects based on raunchiness before.

Diabetes affects my family. One of my kids is affected by it.

Diabetes affects my family. One of my kids is affected by it.

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.

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...

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.

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.

A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally.

A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally.

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

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

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

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

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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.