The cast of The Big Bang Theory bores me to tears, but still, it was so dead yesterday that I actually clicked on this People cover story to see if there were any interesting quotes or details about the money. Kaley Cuoco, Jim Parsons & Johnny Galecki are making $30 million a year now that they’ve renegotiated their contracts together. The rest of the cast is making good money as well (syndication, bitches!). Unfortunately, this People article doesn’t talk about Jim Parson making it rain while Kaley Cuoco writhes on a bed. Too bad! Still, I enjoyed the quotes from Kaley.

They’re on the biggest show on TV, but the stars of The Big Bang Theory say neither fame – nor their new, huge paychecks – have changed them.

“Everybody’s got their feet on the ground, so it doesn’t feel that much different than day one,” star Simon Helberg, 33, tells PEOPLE in its new issue, on newsstands Friday.

What began as a series about four lovable brainiacs and the women who love them has blown up into the most popular sitcom on television today, but the show’s stars, along with Helberg – Johnny Galecki, 39; Jim Parsons, 41; Kaley Cuoco, 28; Kunal Nayyar, 33; Mayim Bialik, 38; and Melissa Rauch, 34 – say they aim to stay as normal as possible.

“You learn who to talk to, where to go and how to act,” says Cuoco, adding that she has developed a simple strategy of her own: “If you don’t want to be photographed, don’t go to The Ivy, and wear undergarments when you go out!”

By and large, the stars say they much prefer takeout food and each other’s company, anyway.

“A lot of us hang out. It’s just a close knit group,” says Rauch, who frequently spends time with Parsons and his partner, Todd Spiewak, and Helberg and his wife, Jocelyn Towne. “Kaley is the best at throwing parties. Mayim’s the deep thinker, and Kunal is a big giggler. We all get along, and it’s a nice family feel.”

[From People]

I’ll buy that they all get along, except maybe for some residual awkwardness between Kaley and Johnny, because they used to date. But who is Kaley trying to fool? “If you don’t want to be photographed, don’t go to The Ivy…” Coming from the same woman who suddenly started getting pap’d several times a week after a stunt-queen relationship with Henry Cavill? A relationship that involved SO MANY pap strolls for what was basically a month-long thing? I mean, I guess I can’t blame her. She became a household name because of that stunt.

Also – Kaley now drives a $250,000 silver SLS AMG GT Mercedes-Benz. Just FYI. You can see the pics here.

Photos courtesy of WENN, cover courtesy of People.