“Since the earliest days of Hollywood, agents have been the power-wielders behind the studios’ thrones. They have thrived as wheeler-dealers who guide clients’ careers, negotiate salaries and, nowadays, arrange those all-important ‘back-end deals’ – percentages of a film’s gross profits.” Now there’s an agent war. Poaching is rampant. “Industry insiders have not seen anything like it since the mid-Eighties.” – The Telegraph (UK) 08/12/00