Actors Quote by John Ratzenberger Download Open image “Before 1972, no actors got residuals. They just got paid. No residuals.” — John Ratzenberger ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Actors Paid Theatre
There's never been a time in history, no matter what the public thinks, when actors have been paid more than they should be. — Ed Asner Copy Share Image
After it was declared as an industry and legit money started coming in, actors were then given the choice of making one film at… — Shabana Azmi Copy Share Image
I went to Washington to ask for a little residual payment for the people who had written films in the early, early days, people… — Fay Wray Copy Share Image
It was a different time in the 1970s. Movies didn't have to make as much money. — Sydney Pollack Copy Share Image
Some actors occasionally waive their outlandish salaries and take a cut of the gross instead. — Jeff Giles Copy Share Image
Just to be paid as an actor was something I didn't think was going to be possible. — Ashley Zukerman Copy Share Image
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… — Jennifer Coolidge Copy Share Image
Earlier, the notion was such that TV actors are overexposed and that they can't do films, but now it's not like that. — Hina Khan Copy Share Image
Some films could only have been cast in one way: Screen tests were given and the losers got the parts. — Gene Shalit Copy Share Image
It was when Boston invited us to do a parade one November, and I was the only [Star Wars] cast member skeptical of the… — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
Sure, the comedians who swear or use scatological humor can get laughs, but they're uncomfortable laughs. — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
Maybe, I got a sense when [Star Wars] came out, and there were always these lines around the block. We didn't understand the popularity… — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
It was the last generation of writers [ the Cheers] that had grown up reading books instead of watching TV. So you weren't getting… — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
I come from Bridgeport, Connecticut and have friends I grew up with there. — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
I was a carpenter in Northern Vermont and got this tax refund check that just about covered a one-way airfare to London. So this… — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
From what I can see, too many kids don't learn pride in their country anymore. — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
But from what I can see all around me today, that America is fading fast, if it's not already gone. — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
In fact, my son learned his first swear word from E.T. at age five. The way I look at it, E.T. stole a bit… — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
Women still, when they have breast cancer, go to work; they still lead their lives. They have to. I just did what I was… — Monica Potter Copy Share Image
I'm trying to write a film with my friend. I'd love to get the thrill of speaking actors making my work even funnier. — Russell Howard Copy Share Image
A lesser complaint: hair extensions. There are moments on 'All My Children' when half the women actors, young and old, seem to be afflicted… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
I'm very used to working with first time actors - you can just look back at 'E.T.' with Drew Barrymore, and Christian Bale from… — Steven Spielberg Copy Share Image
Forget the credit, they (male actors) take all the money as well. We don't get paid even one-third of what male actors get. It's… — Kangana Ranaut Copy Share Image
I love film people and actors and I am in the right world because I am one of those people. — Ewan McGregor Copy Share Image
I'm a character actor - always have been, always will be - and historically, character actors don't come into their own until later in… — Annie Potts Copy Share Image
What we're supposed to do as actors is be able to portray real human beings and emotions. And if you grow up in this… — Emily Browning Copy Share Image
When we watch a film as actors, you have to understand that we always see much more than what's on screen. — Kunal Khemu Copy Share Image
The whole concept of stage fright is fascinating. Actors get stage fright, but they wouldn't be on the stage in the first place if… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
No actor wants to choose - they just want all of the options available to them all the time; we tend to be pretty… — Gillian Jacobs Copy Share Image
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