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{{quote|''"First of all, I choose the great roles, and if none of these come, I choose the mediocre ones, and if they don't come, I choose the ones that pay the rent."''|'''Michael Caine'''}} |
{{quote|''"First of all, I choose the great roles, and if none of these come, I choose the mediocre ones, and if they don't come, I choose the ones that pay the rent."''|'''Michael Caine'''}} |
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{{quote|''"Dennis Quaid. ''[[The Day After Tomorrow]]'', ''[[G.I. Joe |
{{quote|''"Dennis Quaid. ''[[The Day After Tomorrow]]'', ''[[G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra|G.I. Joe]]'', and now ''[[Pandorum]]''? Why? Do you need money? I'll give you some money."''|'''Brett Erlich''', '''''The [[Rotten Tomatoes]] Show'''''}} |
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{{quote|'''''[[The Mockbuster|Transmorphers]]'' Character''': I did not sign on for a paycheque!<br /> |
{{quote|'''''[[The Mockbuster|Transmorphers]]'' Character''': I did not sign on for a paycheque!<br /> |
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'''[[Bad Movie Beatdown|Film Brain]]''': Your acting says otherwise.|'''''[[Bad Movie Beatdown]]'''''}} |
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{{quote| '''Interviewer:''' You're quoted as saying you've only made five good movies in your career. True?<br /> |
{{quote| '''Interviewer:''' You're quoted as saying you've only made five good movies in your career. True?<br /> |
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'''[[Michael Madsen]]:''' Pretty much. It's certainly less than ten. ''[[Kill Bill]]'', ''[[Species]]'', ''[[Free Willy]]'', ''[[Thelma and Louise]]'', ''[[Reservoir Dogs]]'' and ''[[ |
'''[[Michael Madsen]]:''' Pretty much. It's certainly less than ten. ''[[Kill Bill]]'', ''[[Species]]'', ''[[Free Willy]]'', ''[[Thelma and Louise]]'', ''[[Reservoir Dogs]]'' and ''[[Donnie Brasco]]''. Six, that's it. That's not a low number. I'm just hard to please. I've made some crap but you've got to pay the bills. }} |
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{{quote|''"I can see why this film was made''<br /> |
{{quote|''"I can see why this film was made''<br /> |
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''unused actors needed to get paid"''|'''Mike Jeavons''', '''''[[That Guy With |
''unused actors needed to get paid"''|'''Mike Jeavons''', '''''[[That Guy With The Glasses]]''''', "[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/mjtv/ss/24852-american-pie-3 Shameful Sequels: American Pie 3]"}} |
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{{quote|''"I made a picture called ''[[Super Mario Bros ( |
{{quote|''"I made a picture called ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros]]'', and my six-year-old son at the time -- he's now 18 -- he said, 'Dad I think you're probably a pretty good actor, but why did you play that terrible guy King Koopa in ''Super Mario Bros''?' And I said, 'Well Henry, I did that so you could have shoes,' and he said, '[[Was It Really Worth It?|Dad, I don't need shoes that badly.]]'"''|'''Dennis Hopper'''}} |
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{{quote|''"[[Steve Ditko|You]] '''really''' needed a paycheque that badly?"''|'''[[Atop the Fourth Wall |
{{quote|''"[[Steve Ditko|You]] '''really''' needed a paycheque that badly?"''|'''[[Atop the Fourth Wall|Linkara]]''' on ''[[Chuck Norris]] Karate Kommandos #1''}} |
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{{quote|''"You do what you gotta do. This is not heart surgery. I'm not curing cancer. I'm just trying to put my kids through school."''|'''[[Ron Perlman]]'''}} |
{{quote|''"You do what you gotta do. This is not heart surgery. I'm not curing cancer. I'm just trying to put my kids through school."''|'''[[Ron Perlman]]'''}} |
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''"Yes. There's a good chance it would be pretty bad though. But that's ok because $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$"''|'''[[Andrew Hussie]]''', responding to [http://www.formspring.me/mspadventures/q/207060294294344795 a Formspring question]}} |
''"Yes. There's a good chance it would be pretty bad though. But that's ok because $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$"''|'''[[Andrew Hussie]]''', responding to [http://www.formspring.me/mspadventures/q/207060294294344795 a Formspring question]}} |
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{{quote|'''Kyle:''' From now on, [[Doing It for |
{{quote|'''Kyle:''' From now on, [[Doing It for the Art|MOOP isn't about money. MOOP is about music!]] We're not striking anymore! Who's with us?!<br /> |
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'''[[Britney Spears]]:''' ...We're just about the money.|'''''[[ |
'''[[Britney Spears]]:''' ...We're just about the money.|'''''[[South Park]]''''', Episode 709 "Christian Rock Hard"}} |
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Revision as of 20:36, 8 April 2014
"People ask me why I'm playing in this picture. The answer is simple: Money, dear boy. I'm like a vintage wine. You have to drink me quickly before I turn sour. I'm almost used up now and I can feel the end coming. That's why I'm taking money now. I've got nothing to leave my family but the money I can make from films. Nothing is beneath me if it pays well. I've earned the right to damn well grab whatever I can in the time I've got left."
—Laurence Olivier, on his role in Inchon
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"For the money, old chap, for the money!'"
—Ray Milland When asked why he had appeared in so many bad films late in his career.
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"You show me an actor doing a shit movie, I'll show you a guy with a bad divorce."
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I have never seen the film, but by all accounts it was terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built, and it is terrific.
—Michael Caine, on his role in Jaws the Revenge
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"I'm doing weapons training for this piece of shit, then I go to Romania to shoot another piece of shit, then come back to shoot my part in this piece of shit...[sighs]...What can I say? My wife loves shoes."
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"I sell myself for the highest price. Exactly like a prostitute. There is no difference"
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"First of all, I choose the great roles, and if none of these come, I choose the mediocre ones, and if they don't come, I choose the ones that pay the rent."
—Michael Caine
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"Dennis Quaid. The Day After Tomorrow, G.I. Joe, and now Pandorum? Why? Do you need money? I'll give you some money."
—Brett Erlich, The Rotten Tomatoes Show
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Transmorphers Character: I did not sign on for a paycheque! |
Interviewer: You're quoted as saying you've only made five good movies in your career. True? |
"I can see why this film was made —Mike Jeavons, That Guy With The Glasses, "Shameful Sequels: American Pie 3"
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"I made a picture called Super Mario Bros, and my six-year-old son at the time -- he's now 18 -- he said, 'Dad I think you're probably a pretty good actor, but why did you play that terrible guy King Koopa in Super Mario Bros?' And I said, 'Well Henry, I did that so you could have shoes,' and he said, 'Dad, I don't need shoes that badly.'"
—Dennis Hopper
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"You really needed a paycheque that badly?"
—Linkara on Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos #1
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"You do what you gotta do. This is not heart surgery. I'm not curing cancer. I'm just trying to put my kids through school."
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"Would you make Trolls! The Sitcom if a big network funded it?" —Andrew Hussie, responding to a Formspring question
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Kyle: From now on, MOOP isn't about money. MOOP is about music! We're not striking anymore! Who's with us?! —South Park, Episode 709 "Christian Rock Hard"
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