It’s Not All About the Money
Just like anyone on this earth, Sam Elliott likes making money. But he never placed it at the center of his life. Sam says that he likes his voiceover work because it gives him financial security and freedom to select movie roles carefully. He would give advice to younger actors to avoid the temptation to accept any job just because of the money.
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It was something he was forced to do sometimes back in his early years of struggling to get gigs. Speaking of paychecks from movies, here are some of the amounts he received for the movies he’s been in Draft Day – $126,000; I’ll See You in My Dreams – $138,000; Rock Dog – $400,000; Justified – $500,000; and Grandma – $1 million.