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

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

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

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...

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...

A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally.

A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally.

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

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

I always played a soldier, sailor, or policemen.

I always played a soldier, sailor, or policemen.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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,...

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

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

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.

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...

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,...