I'd never been to acting school, so I never thought I'd get this far.

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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...

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...

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...

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 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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

I always played a soldier, sailor, or policemen.

I always played a soldier, sailor, or policemen.