Actor compensation in Hollywood
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Actor compensation in Hollywood has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Morbid. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Matthew LillardAmerican actor known for Scream, Scooby-Doo and Five Nights at Freddy's
Lillard recounts resetting his life by selling his house and firing his representatives.
“I fired my agent, my lawyer and my manager in three consecutive phone calls”
Morbid: Carrie, Cult Classics & Chaos: A Sit Down with Matthew Lillard (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 1:39:38
Lillard discloses he was paid modestly for Scream despite its later success.
“Scream, like we worked for four weeks and I got paid $5,000 a week”
Morbid: Carrie, Cult Classics & Chaos: A Sit Down with Matthew Lillard (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 1:38:10
Lillard says the industry now prioritizes profit margins over quality, squeezing supporting actors.
“our industry, especially now, is more interested in making a higher margin than they are making a good movie”
Morbid: Carrie, Cult Classics & Chaos: A Sit Down with Matthew Lillard (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 1:36:58
Podcasts
- Morbid · 1 episode
Episodes
Carrie, Cult Classics & Chaos: A Sit Down with Matthew LillardMorbid · Oct 5, 2026 · 1 h 52 min
Actor Matthew Lillard joins Morbid hosts Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart to discuss Mike Flanagan's Carrie, Scream, Five Nights at Freddy's, his career and Dungeons & Dragons.