10 Questions for George Carlin

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YOU PLAY BEN AFFLECK'S FATHER IN JERSEY GIRL. IS THIS THE START OF A NEW MOVIE CAREER? Well, I'm trying to re-energize my old dream of becoming an actor. I'm trying to have people who make movies see me as more than a cartoonish, one-dimensional comedian who shows up for a cameo. [Writer-director] Kevin Smith saw me as something a little different in [his film] Dogma, and now he's rewarded me with this part that he wrote for me.

I HATE TO ASK THIS, BUT DID YOU LEARN ANYTHING ABOUT BEN AND J. LO ON THE SET? They were constantly having sex in front of everyone on the floor of the set, and then they would beat each other with big sticks. No, they were very nice. Ben is just what he appears to be on television--a very straightforward, outgoing sort of person. I think Jennifer felt under siege quite a bit at that time, and she had a bit of a more reserved personality.

YOU HAVE A BOOK COMING OUT IN THE FALL CALLED WHEN WILL JESUS BRING THE PORK CHOPS? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? I just like it because it offends all three big religions--the Muslims, the Jews and the Christians. Plus the vegetarians. It's a four-shot.