Why Djimon Hounsou feels cheated in Hollywood industry??

• Djimon Hounsou has spoken out about his treatment in Hollywood.
• He revealed that he has come up in the business with some people who are well off.
• He believes that it is up to him to prove why he needs to get paid.

Djimon Hounsou spoke on his treatment in Hollywood.

The two-time Oscar nominee discussed how he feels “deeply cheated” by the film industry in an interview with the UK-based media house that was published on Thursday.

“Today, we talk so much about the Oscars being so white, but I remember there was a time where I had no support at all,” he shared. “No support from my own people, no support from the media, from the industry itself. It felt like, ‘You should be happy that you’ve got nominated,’ and that’s that.”

Hounsou, 58, was nominated for an Oscar Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Blood Diamond (2006) and In America (2003).

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“I’m still struggling to try to make a dollar!” he revealed. “I’ve come up in the business with some people who are absolutely well off and have very little of my accolades. So I feel cheated, tremendously cheated, in terms of finances and in terms of the workload as well.”

“I’ve gone to studios for meetings and they’re like, ‘Wow, we felt like you just got off the boat and then went back [after Amistad]. We didn’t know you were here as a true actor,’ ” Hounsou said of his breakthrough role in Steven Spielberg’s 1997 film Amistad.

“When you hear things like that, you can see that some people’s vision of you, or what you represent, is very limiting. But it is what it is. It’s up to me to redeem that,” he continued.

“I still have to prove why I need to get paid,” he told the media house. “They always come at me with a complete low ball: ‘We only have this much for the role, but we love you so much and we really think you can bring so much.’ ”

“Viola Davis said it beautifully: she’s won an Oscar, she’s won an Emmy, she’s won a Tony and she still can’t get paid,” Hounsou said, comparing his experience to the now EGOT-winning actress. “Film after film, it’s a struggle. I have yet to meet the film that paid me fairly.”

However, his role as Shazam! has earned Hounsou respect. As the wizard who gives Billy Batson his superhero powers, Fury of the Gods.

“Out of them all, the DC universe has a level of respect,” Hounsou noted. “There wasn’t much to the role at first and I did it and it was fun. But the second time around it was a little more respectful.”

“From time to time, [Hollywood] themselves make the point of saying, ‘We should give him more, he’s a little under-appreciated.’ I think they recognize that themselves,” Hounsou continued. “Hey, it’s the struggle I have to overcome!”

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