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I don't like it when people ask actors to work for free - on the fringe - as if it's some kind of virtue. That annoys me - actors should be paid well.

I've had a year out of work, more, and just toughed it out. There are those who think that all actors are overpaid. I beg to differ.

It is about time that TV actors were paid as well as film stars.

I know actors who have had to turn down good roles because they just don't pay enough. It's hard.

A lot of talented actors still have to pay their bills.

As an actor, we're unemployed a lot, so I'm familiar with the stress of trying to get a gig, and sometimes you take shows that you don't really want to do to keep the money coming in.

I've done stuff to pay my dues and that's what actors are supposed to do, because I was a really bad actor when I was 18 or 20.

There is a vast difference in the pay package of every actor. Actors are also exploited at various levels, but when we are established, we get paid fairly well. But at times, if an actor asks for a hike, he/she may even get boycotted.

Most actors are not rich - they are very poor indeed. What keeps them going is that they just love the job.

If you are the kind of guy who draws in 100 million people to see his film, you've got every right to be paid accordingly, but I qualify as a character actor. I don't put a bum on a seat.