Quotes by Allan Mayer

“The conventional wisdom is that Tom Cruise shot himself in both feet and the stomach. And hes trying to correct that, ... We have yet to see any hard evidence that hes hurt himself professionally. Clearly hes more controversial and less popular, but thats a subjective judgment.”

“We have heard second-hand reports that the tape allegedly shows consenting adults, including someone identified as R. Kelly, engaged in sexual activity. Since we havent seen the tape, we can neither confirm nor deny that it is in fact Mr. Kelly,”

“We can, however, confirm that no one is suggesting the tape depicts anything but the activities of consenting adults.”

“To be fair, he has a personal history of charitable works like this, so its not as if this is some person making a desperate effort to rehabilitate his career by suddenly reshaping himself as a philanthropist. The problem is we live in such a cynical age that it really doesnt matter what his intentions are; this will be viewed in cynical terms.”

“There was a fair amount of misinformation circulated by the media, and Jason Catlett was part of it. If youre looking for me to say Jason is a menace to society, Im not going to say that. But I wish he were a bit more temperate.”

“The entertainment media is changing. The currency a movie star had was the ability to put people in the seats. They command enormous salaries. But simply having a star in a movie isnt enough. Young audiences dont have the same loyalties and interests that previous generations have. Thats why there is so much panic in the industry.”

“The movie star is past its peak in terms of its power. Which is not to say its not very powerful, but people are realizing that other forces at work are more powerful, which no one can quite identify yet.”

“This is not the first time Carey has made ridiculous accusations against his brother. Were not going to dignify them with a comment.”

“Robert believes in our system of justice, and he looks forward to his day in court. Hes confident that when all the facts come out, hes going to be shown to have not been guilty of any crime.”