Joshua Jackson reveals 'Dawson's Creek' paychecks left him dealing with 'imposter syndrome'
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Viewers have always been curious about how their favorite actors handle the transition from an ordinary person to a person in the spotlight and how their paychecks affect them. Actor Joshua Jackson, who starred in 'Dawson's Creek,' recently talked about how he dealt with the show and pay.
Joshua Jackson was in his twenties when he landed the role of the sarcastic Pacey Witter on the series, which first aired in 1998 and followed the fictional town of Capeside, Massachusetts, and its citizens for six seasons. 'Dawson's Creek' also helped kick off the careers of actors James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, and Michelle Williams, but Jackson's experience might have been different.
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During a recent interview, the actor revealed that he wouldn't want to return to his 20s or that level of anger and resentment, and that the money he received from the show did not add up to him, reports The Sunday Times. He explained, “I would make more money doing four episodes of ‘Dawson’s Creek’ than most of my friends’ parents made in a year. That was the center of my imposter syndrome: 'You're trying to set me up to be a role model to kids, and I definitely am not, and you're paying me all this money that I don't deserve.'"
The net worth of Joshua Jackson is estimated to be between $10 and $12 million. While his acting earnings were never disclosed, it appears that the actor was capable of negotiating higher rates for himself in the later seasons of 'Dawson's Creek.' Jackson was most probably paid more for his subsequent television roles after the teen drama. Jackson's enormous wealth is the result of the actor's incredible business acumen. Many people are unaware that he founded his film studio, Liquid Media Group when he was still a relative newcomer in Hollywood.
‘Dawson’s Creek' didn’t think of young stars as 'stupid'
During the conversation, Joshua Jackson, who defines his 40s as his best decade, continued by clarifying why 'Dawson's Creek' was so popular with audiences, and he stated that the hidden truth to the show was that it did not aim to talk to youth as if they were stupid, but the characters on the show or the manner they were experiencing felt genuine and forthright.
Jackson added, “We were trying to tell stories about those moments in your life and we were close enough to it in our own ages that we deeply remembered what that angst was.” He also disclosed that the cast tries to stay in touch through a Whatsapp group and that in January they celebrated the show's 25th anniversary, and they all thought that they had come a long way, adding that it was such a foundational point in all of their lives.
Jackson, who is married to British actress Jodie Turner-Smith, stated that he enjoys the industry and the work he does, but shouldn't let it consume him. He also enjoys the goal of creating a life with his wife and just seeing her achieve her goals. Jackson is now starring in the upcoming television remake of the 1987 thriller 'Fatal Attraction', which will air on Paramount+ on April 30. The show is the actor's second project in which he deals with infidelity onscreen; from 2014 to 2018, he starred in the Showtime drama 'The Affair.'
‘Dawson's Creek’ can be streamed in full on Amazon Prime Video.