14 Celebrities on Hollywood’s Gender Pay Gap Inline
Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, September 20131/14Jennifer Lawrence
“When the Sony hack happened and I found out how much less I was being paid than the lucky people with dicks, I didn’t get mad at Sony. I got mad at myself. I failed as a negotiator because I gave up early. I didn’t want to keep fighting over millions of dollars that, frankly, due to two franchises, I don’t need.”
—Lenny newsletter
Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, May 20152/14Carey Mulligan
“I think it’s a good thing for someone like Jennifer [Lawrence] to speak out; it means an awful lot to women . . . [The discrepancy] is inherently unfair and she has an enormous platform to speak out against it. Men in Hollywood look up to her because she is powerful. She’s using that platform to correct something that isn’t right. It’s a long overdue conversation and it’s admirable what she has done. This is an age-old issue that’s in every part of society.” —Deadline
Photographed by Steven Meisel, Vogue, March 20053/14Sandra Bullock
“It’s a bigger issue than money. I know we’re focused on the money part right now. That’s just a by-product. I keep saying, ‘Why is it that no one is standing up and saying you can’t say that about a woman?’ We’re mocked and judged in the media and articles. Really, how men are described in articles versus women, there’s a big difference. I always make a joke: ‘Watch, we’re going to walk down the red carpet, I’m going to be asked about my dress and my hair while the man standing next to me will be asked about his performance and political issues.’ ”
—Variety
Photographed by Hilary Walsh, Vogue, May 20114/14Jessica Chastain
“There’s no excuse. There’s no reason why [Jennifer Lawrence] should be doing a film with other actors and get paid less than her male costars. It’s completely unfair. It’s not right. It’s been happening for years and years and years. I think it’s brave to talk about it. I think everyone should talk about it.”
—Variety
Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, November 20135/14Kate Winslet
“I’m having such a problem with these conversations. I understand why they are coming up, but maybe it’s a British thing. I don’t like talking about money; it’s a bit vulgar, isn’t it?”
—BBC Newsbeat
Photo: Getty Images6/14Sharon Stone
“[It] has to start with regular pay, not just for movie stars, but regular pay for the regular woman in the regular job.”
—People
Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, October 20117/14Emma Watson
“O Jennifer Lawrence I love you so. X”
—Twitter
Photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, Vogue, February 20128/14Rooney Mara
“I’ve been in films where I’ve found out my male costar got paid double what I got paid, and it’s just a reality of the time that we live in. To me, it’s frustrating, but at the same time, I’m just grateful to be getting paid at all for what I do.”
—The Guardian
Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, January 20159/14Sienna Miller
“It was a play with just two of us onstage and I was offered less than half of what he was going to be paid. If it was two men, it wouldn’t probably happen. Sad, but I walked away . . . The only way is to make a stand. We are going to have to make sacrifices to make change. I want to turn up and feel dignified.”
—British Vogue
Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, October 201210/14Gwyneth Paltrow
“It can be frustrating. It can be painful. Your salary is a way to quantify what you’re worth. If men are being paid a lot more for doing the same thing, it feels shitty.”
—Variety
Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, June 201511/14Amanda Seyfried
“A few years ago, on one of my big-budget films, I found I was being paid 10 percent of what my male costar was getting, and we were pretty even in status. I think people think because I’m easygoing and game to do things, I’ll just take as little as they offer. But it’s not about how much you get, it’s about how fair it is.”
—The Sunday Times
Photo: Karwai Tang / WireImage12/14Toni Collette
“It’s a fucking sexist industry. I don’t understand why genitalia makes a difference. Creativity is creativity.”
—Variety
Photo: Jason LaVeris / FilmMagic13/14Judy Greer
“I realize that some people may not sympathize with an actress who gets to be in movies and on TV for a living. But if you take away names and vocations, the fact is that in 2015 a man is still getting paid more money to do the same job a woman does, in Hollywood and everywhere else. And no matter where you live or what you do, that’s bullshit.”
—Glamour
Photo: Peggy Sirota14/14Bradley Cooper
“There’s a double standard in the whole world, yeah, for sure. This is just one aspect. Anytime there’s a place where a voice can come out and be outspoken—something Sienna did, or Jennifer—that’s great . . . I think it is making a difference.”
—Entertainment Tonight
