Compared to today’s salaries, our cut was minuscule but it was very good for the time.

Meaning of the quote

The quote is saying that the amount of money the actor was paid a long time ago was quite small compared to what actors get paid today. However, back then, that smaller amount was actually a good salary for the time period. The actor is recognizing that even though the pay was low by today's standards, it was still a decent wage when they were working.

About Robert Vaughn

Robert Vaughn was an acclaimed American actor who had a prolific career spanning nearly six decades. He won an Emmy Award and was nominated for an Oscar, BAFTA, and multiple Golden Globes. Vaughn is best known for his roles in iconic films like The Magnificent Seven and TV shows like The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Hustle.

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My childhood beliefs became so much a part of me that even today I find myself automatically living by a personal standard of conduct which can only be explained as resulting from my religious training.

Robert Vaughn

American actor (1932-2016)

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Robert Vaughn

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I come from a long line of staunch Irish Catholics.

Robert Vaughn

American actor (1932-2016)

In the beginning, fear was the dominant motivating force.

Robert Vaughn

American actor (1932-2016)

So for Bullitt, I just put my black hat back on.

Robert Vaughn

American actor (1932-2016)

While at college, I did my first lead on a network TV show, Medic.

Robert Vaughn

American actor (1932-2016)

I’m still very close friends with his first wife, Neile, who is now remarried.

Robert Vaughn

American actor (1932-2016)

I read Superman comics when I was a kid.

Robert Vaughn

American actor (1932-2016)

Man has always needed to believe in some form of a continuity of achievement.

Robert Vaughn

American actor (1932-2016)

For example, I tend to personally reward myself for specific acts of exceptional discipline.

Robert Vaughn

American actor (1932-2016)

I travelled to California when I was 18 and went to Los Angeles State College.

Robert Vaughn

American actor (1932-2016)

Why do people embrace God? In my opinion, belief in God and an afterlife is a necessary extension of man’s need to feel that this life does not end with what we call death.

Robert Vaughn

American actor (1932-2016)

I sincerely believe I could have wounded up in a lot of trouble if I had not been taught as a boy to fear Hell, and to believe that certain wicked acts could lead me to damnation.

Robert Vaughn

American actor (1932-2016)

The world’s philosophers and theologians searched for answers to the same mysteries.

Robert Vaughn

American actor (1932-2016)

I suppose you could sum up the religious aspects of my boyhood by saying it was a time of life when I was taught the difference between right and wrong as it specifically applied to Catholicism.

Robert Vaughn

American actor (1932-2016)

I have always been adventurous and rather daring.

Robert Vaughn

American actor (1932-2016)

Of course, neither David or myself ever saw a penny from them; it was the early days of merchandising.

Robert Vaughn

American actor (1932-2016)

By virtue of believing in a Supreme Being one embraces certain mysteries.

Robert Vaughn

American actor (1932-2016)

You see, some non-Catholic friends of mine have questioned the depth of my faith because of the fact that I have a good education.

Robert Vaughn

American actor (1932-2016)

I’ve been obsessed with clothes since I was a little boy.

Robert Vaughn

American actor (1932-2016)

Audience response to The Man From U.N.C.L.E. back in the ’60s – well, I was frankly surprised by the show’s success and the attendant publicity for David and myself.

Robert Vaughn

American actor (1932-2016)

I had never thought of my career as going in the direction that it did, as far as fan response was concerned.

Robert Vaughn

American actor (1932-2016)

About 15 years later, I was given all 113 episodes on tape.

Robert Vaughn

American actor (1932-2016)

When you’re a guest star on TV shows – particularly in the 1960s – you’re always the villain.

Robert Vaughn

American actor (1932-2016)

The marvelous thing is that for thousands of years people have continued questioning and searching and ultimately concluding that reasons for certain occurrences are not given to man to know.

Robert Vaughn

American actor (1932-2016)

The one they always forget is Brad Dexter.

Robert Vaughn

American actor (1932-2016)

I went to college with James Coburn and Steve McQueen was a very good friend.

Robert Vaughn

American actor (1932-2016)

My opposition to the Vietnam War. I was the first Hollywood actor to speak out against it.

Robert Vaughn

American actor (1932-2016)

My belief in God is responsible for what I am… How can I refuse to talk about something which is so much a prt of my life both as a man and as a actor?

Robert Vaughn

American actor (1932-2016)

I was studying American politicians who were searching – allegedly – for American communists because it would put them on the front pages of the papers in their home towns.

Robert Vaughn

American actor (1932-2016)

Finally, when the money was high enough, the script suddenly revealed itself as being very clear to me.

Robert Vaughn

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All I did was basically play myself in the role of Napoleon Solo.

Robert Vaughn

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