The last thing on my mind was to be an actor, but I had a crush on a cute girl in the drama department, so the best thing for me to do was audition, help out, do carpentry, whatever it…

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

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

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

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

I've turned down projects based on raunchiness before.

I've turned down projects based on raunchiness before.

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.

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

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

You've got to write for your audience.

You've got to write for your audience.

A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally.

A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally.

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...

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.

In L.A., though, people get off busses calling themselves actors, so many are really not...

In L.A., though, people get off busses calling themselves actors, so many are really not...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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...