Alan Rosenberg Quotations

One of the great things about unions is they're member driven and give us the great ability to both lead and follow at the same time.

We need consultation and eventually we need compensation. Whatever happened to artistic integrity? When did we lose the right to say yes or no?

Aside from my family, I have two great loves in my life: acting and the fight for social justice.

We have become weak as a union, giving in to a series of rollbacks and buy-outs at a time when the entertainment industry is recording record profits; profits that will continue to grow with new technology, ... If we truly expect to earn our livings as actors, we need to stand up and fight for a fair and livable wage.

We have great respect for Greg and are grateful to him for his service to the guild, ... We wish him well.

The sharp increase of product placement in film and television too often takes place without any compensation to the very performers that are expected to push those products -- and more often is done without any consultation with those performers and their representatives. It is time for producers to work with artists on this issue, and the best way to do that is to establish a cooperative code of conduct that will protect the artist, the viewing public and advertiser-supported, free television.

The statistics this year are again disturbing and the industry must begin to address this downward trend.

The recent election made clear that our membership expects concrete results, particularly in our collective bargaining and our nationwide organizing efforts.

The displacement of scripted series by reality programming continues to be a severe obstacle to a working actor's ability to earn a living.

Actors are frightened little children.