Well, I was getting a lot of money then, and I wasn't getting any Hollywood films, so I just did those. I'd always do a play in between. Whenever I ran low on funds, I'd always rush off to do a movie somewhere.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I tend to make low-budget movies but, yeah, I make more money than I ever thought I would make.
So when my film career took off, I always felt like I was trying to play catch-up because I hadn't studied acting before. I didn't know how to manage money or my career. When I look back, I think I was a little bit shell-shocked.
I would rather do many small roles on TV, stage or film than one blockbuster that made me rich but had no acting.
I just can't get excited about money as a motivation in a film. It leaves me cold.
I could be making a lot more money now if I had chosen a different kind of movie, but none of that matters to me... I've done the parts I wanted to do.
I could not finance a movie on my own. Frankly, I could not even afford to take a year off. I, like most people in America, need to keep making money.
I gladly, I voluntarily gave up the kind of commercial film career I had going as soon as I had enough money to finance my own films.
I never turned down a movie because they wouldn't give me enough money.
You can spend an extraordinary amount of time raising independent money to do a movie for very little means. I've done it with 'Pawn Sacrifice.'
I never did films for the money or because I needed to buy a house or car. I do it because I love my job.