The classical actor in England makes roughly the equivalent of a bus driver.
I enjoy being a highly overpaid actor.
The only difference from one $100 million budget film to another is which of the 12 box stars are getting $20 million to be in it.
Whenever I think of the high salaries we are paid as film actors, I think it is for the travel, the time away, and any trouble you get into through being well known. It's not for the acting, that's for sure.
My first film was Ram Gopal Varma's 'Company.' I was paid Rs 3 lakhs for it.
I remember we would get young, aspiring actors to come on '77 Sunset Strip' - I remember George Kennedy was one of those - and they would do a big guest star part, a lead, and they'd be paid maybe $850.
You know how many movies it took Tom Cruise before he was making 5, 6 million dollars? It probably took a billion dollars in box office.
When you're an actress, there are only a few times you can really get paid. One of them is doing a sequel. They can't fake you or hire another actor to play you.
People love talking about how much an actor makes. A lot of headline space is dedicated to this.
If you've got a huge Hollywood star in your film, they're getting $32 million, and everyone else gets their bus fare.
Actors make less than you think.
There is a huge gap between the remuneration of an actor and actress.
I'm the spokesman for ADT, and ADT, brother, pays better than most actors make on film.
I probably make more money in a year on 'Newhart' than 70 percent of your working top-name stars. Some weeks I just have six lines, but it doesn't bother me.
Why pay $20 million to Harrison Ford? I don't even understand that. They think they have to do it... If someone puts a price on himself, that suggests he is irreplaceable, then he better find somewhere else to work.
Winning an Oscar attracts the attention of directors and other actors and creates a boost in salary, particularly for someone like Halle Berry. For an established star like Denzel Washington, the benefits are less tangible.
You get paid the same for a bad film as you do for a good one.
Now while the German money is over for Hollywood, I still have $80 million to make movies, and we will have two things coming up: less major movies and the price for actors will go down.
