After all, at end of the day, when you're breathing your last, it's not your producer, director, or cast mates by your bedside; it's your children. Keep that in mind.

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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.

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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.

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...

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 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.

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...

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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 always played a soldier, sailor, or policemen.

I always played a soldier, sailor, or policemen.

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

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