I come from Bridgeport, Connecticut and have friends I grew up with there.

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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.

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...

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.

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.

A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally.

A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally.

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...

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.

I always played a soldier, sailor, or policemen.

I always played a soldier, sailor, or policemen.

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.

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,...

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...

I've turned down projects based on raunchiness before.

I've turned down projects based on raunchiness before.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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