'My life had changed somehow': Chris Pine reveals 'Earth-shattering' salary for 'The Princess Diaries 2'
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Chris Pine has recounted his ‘The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement’ salary that changed his life.
The 43-year-old actor remembered the “Earth-shattering” experience as he sat for an interview for the Sunday, May 5 episode of ‘Sunday Sitdown with Willie Geist’.
In the preview clip of the interview, Pine opened up about the moment when he was roped in for the role of Nicholas Devereaux in the 2004 film and was offered $65,000 as his first salary.
Chris Pine shares his salary for ‘The Princess Diaries 2’
Pine, who later worked in Hollywood blockbusters like ‘Wonder Women’ and ‘Star Trek’, recalled the experience that served as the stepping stone for his illustrious Hollywood career.
He was booked to play the love interest of Anne Hathaway’s character Princess Mia’s love interest in the 2004 romantic comedy, per Today.
The ‘Wish’ actor revealed to Geist in the interview, “It was the height of summer and I was getting off at Magnolia. I was on my little Verizon tiny little flip phone, my silver one and I got a call from my agents that I booked the job.”
Pine revealed he received $65,000 for the job, while recalling, “I pulled over onto the side of the freeway and they said, ‘You’re getting paid $65,000.'”
He described the feeling was “Earth-shattering,” as he explained, “And it was like they had just told me I’d made $50 million. It was absolutely Earth-shattering.”
Pine shared that before he bagged the role, he was booked for a couple of commercials and read a few lines with Sally Field in ‘ER’. It was his getting booked for ‘The Princess Diaries 2’ that made him feel like he actually "started working."
The ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ star continued, “I got that $65,000 and I just remember distinctly knowing in that moment that my life had changed somehow, even though $60,000 at the end of the day turned out to be about $15,000.”
As it happens with many, the first big salary gets depleted in just blink of an eye, the same happened with Pine as well. He admitted “That lasted no time at all.”
Prior to receiving the call, Pine revealed he had an overdraft of $400 in his bank account and thought of borrowing money from his parents.
The star recalled, “And I owed my parents rent money. But that is a wild feeling. I’ll never forget that.”
Fans react to Chris Pine's revelation
As Pine recalled the time he landed the acting assignment, his fans too took a trip down the memory lane.
One of the fans said, "Aww, I loved him in PD2."
Someone else added, "Hopefully he’ll be in it again and be married to Amalia."
"Timing is everything wish you well," said the third.
The fourth added, "Well I’d say most people probably have experienced negative in the bank."
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