Ed O’Neill: I Wanted to Challenge Myself

Star of FX’s “Clipped,” Ed O’Neill joins Dan Patrick on The Dan Patrick Show. He says he took the role of Donald Sterling in an effort to challenge himself after years of doing lighthearted comedies and is really enjoying playing a bad guy onscreen. They talk about some of the other famous actors he’s worked with in his career. And he tells the story of trying out for the Pittsburgh Steelers and getting cut by the legendary coach Chuck Noll.

Dan Patrick: “What’s it like playing a bad guy for a change?”

Ed O’Neill: “I think all actors like playing bad guys. You get to do things you don’t normally get to do or say things you don’t normally get to say, and a certain freedom, and with no punishment at the end of the day. You get a paycheck.”