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

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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.

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.

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...

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,...

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...

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

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

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've turned down projects based on raunchiness before.

I've turned down projects based on raunchiness before.

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.

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

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

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.

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...

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.

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...

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 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.

I always played a soldier, sailor, or policemen.

I always played a soldier, sailor, or policemen.

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...