Chevy Chase says he doesn't care his old Community and SNL cast mates thought he was a "jerk"

In a new interview with CBS Sunday Morning, the comedic actor looks back at his prolific career post-SNL, half-jokingly asserting that he was the funniest out of his SNL co-stars.

When asked if people calling him a “jerk” throughout his career boils down to “unfounded cheap shots,” Chase responds, “I guess you’d have to ask them. I don’t give a crap. I am who I am. And I like who I am. I don’t care. And it’s part of me, that I don’t care. And I’ve thought about that a lot. And I don’t know what to tell you, man. I just don’t care.”

Throughout the interview, Chase avoids giving straight answers; instead, he deflects with jokes. However, at one point, he manages to get serious and opens up about his tumultuous childhood. He notes that after his parents’ divorce when he was still a kid, his mother married an abusive man who would beat her and Chase.

“I was afraid all the time growing up, and I still have a lot of that fear in me. So, in a sense, it did shape my path [into comedy],” he admits.