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

«While the increase in roles for performers over 40 and in roles for Asian/Pacific Islanders is encouraging, overall casting trends continue to disappoint. We will continue working to ensure that those doing the hiring have more exposure to the vast diversity of talent that exists among the guild's membership.»

«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.»

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

«Just as there is an established right to truth in advertising, there should be a similar right to truth in programming where advertising is concerned.»

«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.»

«We really are looking for a fair deal and believe there is one to be made here. We were there for them while this business was growing and are hoping they'll be here for us now.»

«A lot of the single moms just living paycheck to paycheck are finding it difficult.»

«We can definitely use more contributions and the community is a very caring community and has been very good about assisting in the past. We're counting on them to once again come forward and help out.»