Not all of us prefer to admit it, however we have all undoubtedly labored a not-so-glamorous job as a result of we actually simply wanted the cash — celebs do it, too!
Listed below are 14 celebs who have admitted to taking roles and directing gigs actually simply because they had been in it for the paycheck:
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Al Pacino revealed that he solely appeared in Adam Sandler’s movie Jack & Jill as a result of he was “broke” and “had nothing.” He admitted that, on the time, he’d been “dwelling above” his means and spending extra money than he really had.
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Jacob Elordi has been on a profession excessive with movies like Frankenstein and Wuthering Heights, however again in 2023, when he was requested what he is in search of in his subsequent mission, he mentioned, “I play what they provide me. I want a job.”
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On an episode of the Smartless podcast, Taika Waititi talked about directing two of the Thor motion pictures — Thor: Ragnarok and Thor: Love and Thunder — and mentioned he did not even need to direct one within the first place. “You recognize what? I had no real interest in doing a type of movies,” he mentioned. “It wasn’t on my plan for my profession as an auteur. However I used to be poor and I’d simply had a second little one, and I assumed, ‘You recognize what, this might be a fantastic alternative to feed these kids.'”
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On the purple carpet for Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Rachel Zegler was requested what made her need to be part of the DC superhero franchise. She responded by saying, “I wanted a job. I am being so severe.” She continued including that, on the time, her breakout movie West Facet Story hadn’t come out but so she wasn’t tremendous well-known. “The truth is we’re in the midst of a pandemic and I used to be not working and I couldn’t get a job for the lifetime of me, as a result of West Facet Story hadn’t come out but,” she confessed. “It was actually exhausting to e-book work for me.”
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Whereas on the press tour for Wonka Hugh Grant mentioned that he “hated” making it. “I made a giant fuss about it,” he mentioned when requested about working with the tech that turned him into an Oompa Loompa. “I couldn’t have hated the entire thing extra.” He added that the explanation he took the position was as a result of he has “a number of kids and [needs] cash.”
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Amanda Seyfried as soon as mentioned that she starred in rom-coms as a result of they “pay some huge cash.” She even shared that the film Letters to Juliet paid for her New York residence. “Typically, if you need to purchase an residence in Manhattan, you gotta do one or two. However most often you don’t must be doing them — there are sufficient motion flicks to maintain you busy… no I’m kidding. Romantic comedies are nice, although, in the event that they’re finished nicely. I really like watching them; I simply don’t essentially love the method of constructing one. … And I’m not bashing studios; it’s only a totally different means of constructing motion pictures. It’s making motion pictures for a distinct cause: for cash. And that’s all nice. All of us need cash. I imply, I really like my residence in New York.”
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Billy Bob Thornton mentioned that he starred in Armageddon as a result of he “needed to have some cash.” He mentioned, “And my supervisor mentioned, ‘Additionally, that is the deal: You’ve got gotta do motion pictures like this, as a result of for those who don’t, you don’t have your image on a bus cease every now and then, individuals neglect about you.’ He mentioned, ‘You are able to do the impartial movies you’re keen on all you need. Now and again, you’ve gotta be on a bus cease. And that is what is going on to afford you the possibility to do the flicks you need.'”
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Bella Thorne has been candid about her upbringing and being her household’s breadwinner. She mentioned that she wanted to do Shake It Up in an effort to assist her mother put meals on the desk. She mentioned, “We had been about to reside bodily on the road if I did not have that position. We had been dwelling off Stouffer’s coupons, and that is all we needed to eat day-after-day. That won’t sound like a giant deal to everyone, however if you’re a single mother elevating 4 youngsters with debt and you don’t have anything to your identify, it is fucking shitty.”
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Morgan Freeman was requested what made him need to star in Ted 2 and he mentioned it was as a result of he appreciated “incomes a dwelling.” He added, “If it pays, I take pleasure in doing it.”
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Harrison Ford returned as Han Solo for the seventh Star Wars installment The Drive Awakens, and when requested if he obtained emotional when placing the costume again on Harrison mentioned, “No, I obtained paid.”
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Glenn Shut mentioned that she appeared in Guardians of the Galaxy in order that she may “afford” to do extra of the smaller initiatives she wished to do. “I am gonna go off and do the following technology of Marvel Comics/Disney and I get to be the chief police of the galaxy…I am doing that as a result of it’ll then afford me to go do the opposite form of motion pictures that I actually love, and hopefully I’ll have a good time. It will be a brand new expertise for me, however virtually talking it’ll imply that I can do these smaller motion pictures and it will be okay,” she as soon as mentioned.
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Eddie Murphy initially turned down a job in Greatest Protection, however when he was supplied $1 million to star in it, he mentioned he could not not take the position. “Yeah, I turned down the lead position, however Paramount was decided to get me within the film. They lastly got here again with a proposal of 1,000,000 {dollars} for some like a pair weeks’ work. I would like you to inform me a 22-year-old goes to show down 1,000,000 {dollars} for 2 weeks work,” he mentioned.
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Stephen Dillane was requested if he obtained any “skilled and private satisfaction” out of starring in Sport of Thrones, however he responded by saying, “Cash is the principle factor I obtained out of it. It’s an odd scenario. There’s a form of etiquette round these items. I believe it’s extraordinary. I’m not dismissing it in any respect.”
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And eventually, Jackie Chan as soon as mentioned that he has causes for starring within the motion pictures he does…besides Rush Hour. “I’ve causes to do every movie, I’ve one thing to say,” he mentioned. “Not like Rush Hour — there was no cause [in making it], you simply give me the cash and I am tremendous. I dislike Rush Hour essentially the most, however sarcastically it offered rather well within the US and Europe.”
