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

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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...

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.

A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally.

A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally.

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

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

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...

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.

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

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

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.

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 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.

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

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

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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 always played a soldier, sailor, or policemen.

I always played a soldier, sailor, or policemen.

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...