22 TV And Movie Roles Actors Admitted They Only Did For A Check
Briefly

In 2024, Jared Harris told i News that he played Emil Nicholas in Morbius because he has "got a mortgage to pay." He said, "Sometimes you say yes to things because you need to make money."
Harrison Ford told Variety that doing motion capture work to play Red Hulk in Captain America: Brave New World took "not caring" and "being an idiot for money, which [he's done] before."
According to director/co-writer Jerry Zucker, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was offered $30,000 to play First Officer Roger Murdock in Airplane! However, his agent countered $35,000 to cover the cost of a fancy rug that Kareem wanted to buy.
Steve Buscemi reportedly took the role of Rockhound in Armageddon because he "wanted a bigger house."
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