Cruise, Clooney, Streisand Remember Pollack

Judging by the A-list tributes extended by those who worked with director Sydney Pollack, he wasn’t just a dedicated filmmaker, he was a dedicated friend.

“I first met him while he was in the midst of editing Tootsie (one of the all-time classics),” Tom Cruise said of Pollack, who died Monday at 73 after a battle with cancer.

“I’d seen every one of his pictures and he generously took the meeting. Years later, having lived through some short post schedules myself, I realized just how generous. He spent over six hours, with the patience of Job, answering all my questions.

“Throughout the years, unpretentious and never condescending, he shared with me what he loved about family, storytelling, food, flying and a great bottle of vino. He was a Renaissance man and a great friend. I will miss him dearly.” (E! Online)

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