When it comes to the biggest names in Hollywood, we always imagine their work coming with contracts of millions of dollars. How else could they afford the lavish lifestyles we all envy and follow in the tabloids? For many actors, it hasn’t always been that way.
Some take a pay cut because of inexperience, the desire to be hired for a role, or even because they fall in love with a script and turn it into a passion project. Either way, it’s pretty shocking how little money some of the actors on this list accepted for some of their most important roles ever played.