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

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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.

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.

I've turned down projects based on raunchiness before.

I've turned down projects based on raunchiness before.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally.

A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally.

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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.

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.

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

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