I've turned down projects based on raunchiness before.

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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.

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,...

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...

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 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.

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...

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

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

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...

You've got to write for your audience.

You've got to write for your audience.

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.

A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally.

A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally.

I always played a soldier, sailor, or policemen.

I always played a soldier, sailor, or policemen.

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'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...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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.