I know a guy who worked on the set of a movie that was shot here in Pittsburgh. Worked his butt off and made tons of money.
Apparently he was really good at his job, because when the production wrapped they came with him with an offer to join the union, move to Hollywood and do this full time.
He turned them down. He told me it was because there was no way he could get up every morning and go to work with all of those pedophiles.
I have a relative who has been in several movies and tv shows. Always wondered what they did to be successful.