It appalls me that the people who decide what Americans will be watching on the tube have never been to the United States. Not the real United States.

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

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'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...

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...

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...