'I'm 80, I've been in the movie business over 30 years, and I know this: The only thing that matters is a good director and a good story. With those two things, I could play Starling. Within two minutes the audience will forget all about Jodie Foster - I promise you.'
- Dino De Laurentiis, producer of Hannibal, in Entertainment Weekly
'Dino's attitude was fuck it, move on! After Anna and the King [Foster's recent $39 million-grossing disappointment], the thinking was, 'Good, what did Jodie Foster really bring anyway?''
- unnamed source close to De Laurentiis
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