In February 2008, a five-member hearing committee of Actors' Equity Association, the labor union representing American stage actors, banned Quaid for life and fined him more than $81,000.
I februar 2008 bandlyste en fem mand stor høringskomité fra Actors' Equity Association, fagforeningen, der repræsenterer amerikanske sceneskuespillere, Quaid for bestandigt og tildelte ham en bøde på $ 81.000.