Patricia Arquette's performance in the film "Boyhood" earned her a Golden Globe award for Best Supporting Actress, but not exactly a big paycheck.
"Boyhood," which was released last July, earned nearly $43.5 million worldwide on just a $4 million production budget. Despite the decent success and great reviews, the film's stars did not rack in the big bucks as expected.
In an interview with WENN, the 46-year-old actress revealed that she "paid more money to my babysitter and my dog walker than I made on Boyhood, and to be in Boyhood!" Arquette, who reprised her role as Special Agent Avery Ryan in "CSI" spin-off "CSI: Cyber," said she is grateful for her roles and explained the difference between TV and film roles.
"It's important to me as an actor to be able to make a living," Arquette said. "Television actually allows you to make a living, feed your children, send them to college and to have the luxury to make the choices of doing what it is you think that matters."
"Boyhood" was filmed for one week a year for 12 years and also starred Ellar Coltrane and Ethan Hawke, and was directed by Richard Linklater. The film won Best Motion Picture for Drama and Best Director at the 72nd Annual Golden Globes.
"It blows my mind (we won) because we didn't even know if people would even accept this movie and then to find that people were moved by the movie. Winning totally blew our minds. I'm so happy for Rick (Linklater) and so happy for the producers, because they gave $4 million dollars. They gambled on a movie with no safety net, no contracts past seven years... You could've ended up with nothing," she said.
"Boyhood" has scored six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor for Ethan Hawke.
