Quote: "I worked for a year on that one, physically. Now I find that look very mundane. It's just everywhere. I actually think people ageing is more interesting." Brad Pitt on getting buff for Troy.
Quote: "That was the last time I read reviews! According to the critics, my career was almost done. Where was I going to go from there?" Diane Kruger refuses to read about her movies after her 2004 film Troy flopped.
Fact: British action man Jason Statham is in talks to replace Aussie Troy star Eric Bana in spy thriller Echelon, which will be Angelina Jolie's longtime stunt co-ordinator Simon Crane's directorial debut. The film is based on former British Special Forces soldier Andy MCNab's Firewall novel.
Quote: "It's full of blue-ar**d Barbie dolls trying to catch rubber turkeys. It was the most gorgeous pile of nonsense I have ever seen." Troy actor PETER O'TOOLE on James Cameron's epic movie AVATAR.
Quote: "I thought we were making movie history, so the criticism was not easy." German actress Diane Kruger on the savage reviews for her breakthrough film Troy.
Fact: Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt is sporting a new hairstyle. The Troy actor is thought to have modelled his dark Mohican on adpoted son MADDOX's tuft of black hair.