Suddenly I had a contract and I was earning lots of money.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
And my rookie contract, my first rookie contract was for $5,000.
I have made lots of mistakes in terms of contracts and spending money when I shouldn't have spent money.
I've been offered a few professional contracts... in the hundreds and thousands.
I've got a contract that keeps me around a few more years.
People think I should be a multi-millionaire if I had gotten the right contract. I'm not getting anything for all that commercial stuff they do. But I would have had to pay for that.
When you were under contract, you did what you were told to do.
My motivation wasn't really to get a $95 million contract, you know?
I've turned down lots and lots of work. Things that could have made me some money.
I've been in a situation where I was after the money.
One of the biggest wake-up calls of my career was when I saw a record contract. I said, 'Wait - you sell it for $18.98 and I make 80 cents? And I have to pay you back the money you lent me to make it and then you own it?'