Hilary Swank Only Got Paid Her $3,000 For This Iconic Role

“It was as if I had adopted this person,” she explained.

I knew immediately it was about getting inside of that."

It was nine years of work that I was doing until I got the opportunity."

Surprisingly, Hilary Swank earned only $3,000 for appearing in the film (viaInsider).

“so you can have health insurance, you have to make $5,000.

“They said, ‘That’s $160.’

I went, ‘Um, did you try my insurance?’

They said, ‘Mmm-hmm.’

I had an Academy Award, no health insurance.”

Swank recognizes that while the film was a long shot, appearing in it paid off for her.

“I broke into film with that movie,” said Swank (viaIndieWire).