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

Quote by John Ratzenberger

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A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally.

A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally.

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...

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,...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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 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.

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've turned down projects based on raunchiness before.

I've turned down projects based on raunchiness before.

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...

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...

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

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

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.