B-list actors who got no profit participation but as the costs of film stars rocketed in the 1990s, Mr Eisner's meanness became increasingly dangerous.

ECONOMIST: Hollywood memoirs

If the low-budget film does well, it just might inspire more superstars to focus on smaller films, while big-budget movies are ceded to B-list actors.

FORBES: Hollywood

My buddy Will and I kept a list of the celebrities we'd seen and took great pleasure in our fleeting little encounters with B- and C-list actors.

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