Theyd probably come up with a budget for like three per role.
So that would mean the death of the developmental actor.
… it would be a disaster.
Members just dont know whats in the contract, Sharma tells Deadline.
So its not a pleasant process to go through claims.
It can take 18 months or more to get your money.
But she questions whether thats the right hill to die on for a majority of SAG members.
The infrastructure required to do this would be insane.
I feel like theres a small group of passionate actors that do want this, and I hear that.
I dont want it to go unsaid that I dont hear them.
I think there was so much passion in that conversation.
Look, I would love for actors to get paid to audition, she continued.
I think it is a totally unfair system.
Actors pour their heart and soul into their auditions.
They feel like its not being seen by casting.
There is no feedback anymore because impossible to give feedback to that many people ..
But if they exercise that [audition pay] clause, youre going to lose almost all the auditions.
Im just fighting for actors to get a chance.
