Chris Pine Says He Was Paid $65,000 for His Big Break in Princess Diaries 2: ‘My Life Had Changed’

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  1. > “I was on my little Verizon tiny flip phone, my silver one, and I got a call from my agents that I booked the job,” recalled Pine, 43, in a preview from his chat with host Willie Geist. “I pulled over onto the side of the freeway and they said, ‘You’re getting paid $65,000.’ ”

    > For the actor, who 24 when the film was released in theaters, “it was like they had just told me I’d made $50 million,” he told Geist, 49, adding, “It was absolutely earth-shattering.”

    > “I just remember distinctly knowing in that moment that my life had changed somehow, **even though [$65,000] at the end of the day turned out to be about $15,000,”** Pine continued, laughing.

  3. Then the agent called and the publicist called, and Uncle Sam!

  5. Pine is a good actor. The scene at the end of WW when he’s pleading with Diana to come with him – his acting is so damn good.

  6. Nothing against him, I actually like a ton of his roles.

    But is he saying that’s not *enough*? First big role? 2-4 weeks of work? I would take that.

  7. 65k is wat it takes to change a nepo babies life?

  9. Sounds like his parents raised him like a fairly regular kid. Said he owed them back rent when he got paid the $15k it turned out to be.

  10. I don’t think I’ve seen a movie he was in that I didn’t like.

    The star trek movies introduced him to me.

  11. I thought his big break was because his dad was in chips.

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