Theactors strikeis probably going to last a while, according toSAG-AFTRAleadership.
This is a very seminal hour for us.
I went in thinking that we would be able to avert a strike.
SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher speaks alongside SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-IrelandMario Tama/Getty Images
The gravity of this move is not lost on me, she said.
We had no choice.
We are the victims here.
We are being victimized by a very greedy entity, she added.
Discovery and finishing off at Disney.
The Nannystar said that she was shocked by the way that studio execs are treating actor.
I cannot believe it, quite frankly, how far apart we are on so many things.
They stand on the wrong side of history.
If we dont stand tall right now, we are all going to be in trouble.
We are all going to be in jeopardy of being replaced by machines and big business, she added.
Acknowledging the cold-as-ice approach, several other sources reiterated the statement.
One insider called it a cruel but necessary evil.
Can you believe that, said Drescher.
We had a whiteboard with quotes just so the room would remember some of the things that were said.
The AMPTP argued that its offer to the actors was historic.
Drescher replied that this was egregious and disgusting.
When I did The Nanny, everybody was part of the gravy train.
Now, its a walled in vacuum.
Crabtree-Ireland was similarly disappointed in the lack of an acceptable deal.
He added that SAG-AFTRA was open to talking with the AMPTP as soon as tonight.
They are they are well aware of what it takes to make a deal, he added.
