Imagine if Clint Eastwood, a movie superstar and icon on his own right , were to tell you which actor he thinks is going to be an absolute legend in a century's time. You got it? Good. Now, let me tell you how this actually went down in real life. The great writer-director Cameron Crowe — maker of such classics as "Say Anything," "Jerry Maguire," and "Vanilla Sky"— was recently interviewed by The New York Times and told a cool little anecdote.

Crowe was invited to a dinner party by his lawyer (who also represents Eastwood) and was seated next to Dirty Harry . He was as nervous as any of us would be, especially since Eastwood isn't exactly the kind of man open to chit-chat and small talk — just ask his son, Scott Eastwood, who'll tell you that getting knowledge and wisdom out of hi

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