Anyone who's putting money into your movie would always rather you cast well-known people.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I would rather my films be well-known than I be well-known.
There are a lot of people out there who offer roles to actors because they'll elevate their movie to a place the movie would never reach.
It's not that I don't want to be famous. It's just that I don't feel like the burden of responsibility on selling a film should be on the actors.
When so much money is involved in these movies, someone somewhere is going to try to screw you.
Everyone knows in the industry that when these great roles come up, every two years, there's a huge number of people up for them. I'm not one of those top five females that can personally finance any film.
You get to Hollywood and you are in the land of big money where they don't like to see only one screenwriter's name. It's much better if you've got four or five.
If you find yourself desperate for money, you sometimes do whatever, but on the other hand, if you really want to be known as a certain type of actor, then you have to restrain yourself.
It is not like casting me in your movie is going to help you get financing.
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.
Films always make everyone else rich save the author.