Quote by Donald Pleasence

I was offered a choice of a flat salary up front or a percentage of the film's future earnings. I took the up front money. Nobody could have figured what Halloween would ultimately become.

I was offered a choice of a flat salary up front or a percen

Summary

This quote depicts the speaker's decision-making process in choosing between a flat salary or a percentage of future earnings for participating in the film Halloween. The speaker admits to choosing the upfront money without foreseeing the enormous success the film would achieve. The quote highlights the unpredictability of the film industry and serves as a lesson about the difficulty in accurately assessing the potential success of a project at its early stages.

By Donald Pleasence

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