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

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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 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.

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

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,...

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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...

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,...

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.

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...

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...