Two days later I got a call that they wanted to try out the character for seven episodes. Eleven years and 22 Emmys later, Cliff was still sitting at that bar.

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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...

A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally.

A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally.

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

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

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...

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,...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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 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.

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'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.

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.

You've got to write for your audience.

You've got to write for your audience.

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...

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.

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...