There are times over different projects when I've asked the writers why people are swearing for no good reason. I tell them that it would be funnier if there weren't these swear words.

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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.

A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally.

A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally.

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.

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.

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'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.

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...

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

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

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...

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 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.

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 always played a soldier, sailor, or policemen.

I always played a soldier, sailor, or policemen.

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...

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,...

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...

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

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

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.

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

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