When you sign on to the director, you are also signing on to their vision.  You have to be committed and loyal to that vision–Nicole Kidman 

As soon as I threw those things off–trying to conform into a formula–and allowed myself to follow filmmakers and storytellers, it was very freeing artistically–Nicole Kidman

Diane Keaton is a woman who is great at everything–Woody Allen

Tom Cruise cannot even do what a lesser star, Brendan Fraser, did two decades ago: carry this expensive but cheesy film on his shoulders.

Johnny Depp’s bankability as a bona fide star now depends entirely on his popularity overseas, in such countries as China, Russia, Korea.