Or, $320,000, for an 8-episode season. Isaacs played Timothy Ratliff, a wealthy North Carolina businessman secretly dealing with a scandal exploding back home while on vacation with his wife and three children.

Jason Isaacs says the cast of "The White Lotus" were all paid the same low amount per episode, but he says he would have paid to be on the show.

The actor also shares where his relationship stands with Mel Gibson, his 'The Patriot' co-star, following the actor's antisemitic remarks in 2006.