Sam Rockwell says he gets residuals from a film he did not star in

Sam Rockwell appeared on an episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast with host Josh Horowitz where he revealed a surprising fact.

“Michael Imperioli and I — and Kevin Corrigan — drove in a van to New Jersey to audition for one line in Lean on Me,” he began.

The actor continued, “And I got it, and then they never got to my scene [during the shoot day], so they had to let me go because they didn't want to pay me for a week … they either have to pay you for a day player or a week. So they let me go … because they were like, ‘Eh, we can’t pay him for a week for one line.’ And they hired Michael [...] Michael’s in the movie. And I still get residual checks for that even though I’m not in it.”

About working with Imperioli, he added, “They called me to do Celebrity, and I was part of [Leonardo] DiCaprio’s entourage. And I had a few lines, and they said [director] ‘Woody [Allen] wants you to dye your hair bleach blonde.’ And I said I’m not dying my hair bleach blonde for like five lines — what are you crazy?’ And they’re like, ‘Woody wants you to do it!’ And I’m like, ‘Well, I’m not doing it!’ And they’re like, ‘Well, Michael Imperioli was gonna do it!’”

Rockwell recalled, “Because he [Michael] had dropped out [of the project], and I was replacing Michael because Michael was gonna do a little pilot called Sopranos. That I heard didn’t go anywhere. And I said, ‘Alright, I’ll dye my hair.’”

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