I'm Chevy Chase And You're Not premiered on CNN on New Year's Day. The documentary follows the journey of the actor and comedian who began his career on SNL. In a recent interview for The New York Times, Chevy Chase sat down with director Marina Zenovich and discussed the recent release and his exit from the NBC sitcom Community.He shared his perspective on the story and reflected on the controversy that his appearance on the show sparked. Chase played Pierce Hawthorne for four seasons before exiting the series. He left the show after on-air disagreements with creator Dan Harmon. Reportedly, he also said a racial slur directed at co-star Yvette Nicole Brown while shooting the series.Chase’s recent statement highlighted the conflict surrounding his role and the way his time on the TV show ended. His exact words were:"It wasn’t a bad experience. I just didn’t think it was that good, the show."Chase said that some of the younger staff did not understand his background or his work. He explained that this caused a strong reaction from them during his time on the show.Keep reading to know more.Chevy Chase says Community was not good enoughVariety @VarietyLINKChevy Chase says "I'm not racist" when asked about his "Community" exit, which was due in part to him allegedly saying the N-word on set. “It wasn’t a bad experience. I just didn’t think it was that good, the show,” he added about making the NBC sitcom.Chevy Chase explained that he left Community because he felt it had deteriorated to the point where he could no longer perform at a satisfactory level. During a podcast with Marc Maron for his WTF show, Chase stated his belief that the show was not funny enough for him. Even though his co-star did well at certain points, Chase noted that the quality of Community was not as good as he expected.He believed that the show’s pop culture jokes and high-concept episodes were not strong enough. He felt that the show had ended when he decided to resign.Chevy Chase says coworkers misunderstood him View this post on Instagram Instagram PostChase reflected on his time on Community and said that many people misunderstood him. In the NY Times interview, he explained that the controversy around his exit was filled with confusion.Chase claimed that a strong backlash against him resulted from this ignorance. He emphasized that what happened on set was not really that big of a deal, and he said,"I'm not racist."He claimed that incorrect assumptions about his character stemmed from a lack of clarity regarding his work. It led to conflict and influenced the perception of his performance.Reference to his friendship with PryorChase mentioned his previous association with the renowned comic Richard Pryor when questioned about the racial slur scandal on the Community set. Director Jay Chandrasekhar claimed that Chase used his past relationship with Pryor to justify his behavior.He asserted that he and Richard loved each other so much that they used to refer to each other with racist phrases. He used this prior friendship as proof that he didn't want to upset anyone by using the word.Follow Soap Central for more updates!