Before 1972, no actors got residuals. They just got paid. No residuals.
Quotes about residuals (7 Quotes)
You know, people want to honor me, and on the one hand I just don't want to be a poster child; but on the other, I want to do something classy and great - something where the residuals will go to the cause.
I went to Washington to ask for a little residual payment for the people who had written films in the early, early days, people who never got any residuals on tapes or anything at all.
The result was we got a flat fee and no residuals. A SAG contract would have made a huge difference on that film.
Residuals from Australia, from the Mission Magic show, saved my butt. So there is a reason for everything.
ABC's unilateral decision to pay digital download residuals at the home video rate is a violation of our contract and an insult to our hard-working members. It is unacceptable and we will aggressively pursue all legal options at our disposal.
Today, ABC advised the guild that it intends to pay residuals to performers based on the videocassette formula -- a formula that does not apply to this new platform. ABC's actions are flatly inconsistent with our collective-bargaining agreements and with labor law obligations and fail to fairly compensate performers for the use of their work and images.