In 1976, Nick Nolte turned down one of cinema’s most iconic heroes. He said he’d only “play him as a schizophrenic”

Nick Nolte had the chance to play one of the most popular heroes in Hollywood history, but his non-negotiable demands ruled ...

In 2013, Paul Schrader compared Lindsay Lohan to Marilyn Monroe. He meant it as a compliment

In 2013, Paul Schrader worked with an actor he considered a "trainwreck", but he claimed he didn't see that as a negative ...

In 1977, Alfred Hitchcock named the one movie he regretted never making. It was “written specifically” in his contract that he couldn’t

Alfred Hitchcock always rued the movie that got away, and his hands were tied behind his back because he was forbidden from ...

In 1991, Keanu Reeves played the role that “changed my life”. 35 years later, the movie that ripped it off is worth over $7,000,000,000

Keanu Reeves put much of his enduring success down to one movie, but the movie that ripped that movie off would become ...

In 1977, Patti Smith was waiting for a phone call. By midnight, she’d written the lyrics to her biggest hit

Patti Smith would do anything to put her own stamp on a tune, but she had to keep stalling before she found the real ...

The four musicians Graham Nash believed the universe had brought together: “No question”

Although Graham Nash was one of the best songwriters of his era, the best kinds of musicians in his mind had a sixth sense ...

In 1980, Queen played Michael Jackson a new song. He told them it would reach number one

Although Queen could do whatever they wanted to by the 1980s, it didn't hurt to get some help from another musical 'King'.

In 1977, Billy Joel wrote a song about his troubled relationship with his father. It now has been heard 1,000,000,000 times

Although Billy Joel tried to do whatever he could to make a great song, sometimes the best tunes come from the hard truths ...

The actor Kurt Russell and Robert Redford agreed was the greatest since Marlon Brando: “Top of the line”

Kurt Russell and Robert Redford both worked with some legendary co-stars, but they agreed that one of them was the best to ...

In 1980, Stevie Nicks became friends with Tom Petty. In 2006, he gave her the most beautiful gift she’s ever received

Stevie Nicks did have a lot of personal songs in her catalogue, but she felt that some of the biggest highlights of her ...

The only person in Hollywood allowed to call Billy Bob Thornton a hillbilly: “There’s a certain stigma”

Billy Bob Thornton absolutely will not sanction being called a hillbilly, unless he's being called a hillbilly by one person ...

In 1969, Bob Seger gave Glenn Frey his first big break. 10 years later, they wrote a number one hit together

Glenn Frey may have had the world at his feet in the early 1970s, but it just took the right person to help push in the right ...