I give a percentage of the earnings to the Motion Picture Home.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
My movies make a profit, but obviously not a fortune.
I'm not out to max my income. I think my viewers would call me on that right away if I did.
If my films don't show a profit, I know I'm doing something right.
You end up giving up half your salary every time you make a movie because you need the money to make the movie you have in your head.
See, I'm fortunate that I get around a lot because of my movie business.
I probably don't make as much money as people think I make. I make more than the usual medium household. I'm one of the few middle class actors out there. The microcosm of Hollywood reflects the macrocosm of international finance.
I keep anywhere between 5-10 percent of my net worth in venture ideas.
I make movies for money, exclusively for money.
I was offered a choice of a flat salary up front or a percentage of the film's future earnings. I took the up front money. Nobody could have figured what Halloween would ultimately become.
The camera fails to capture the 'business' in show business! We typically will give 10 percent of our salary to the agent, 10 percent to the manager, and 5 percent to the lawyer, plus the publicist gets a flat fee, which needs to be budgeted for.