you'll also hear from contemporary stars like jack lemmon and julia roberts and find the answer to that question: what makes "the star"? (dramatic music playing) (narrator) the names on movie marquees draw the audience in like moths to a flame. the public's love affair with stars lasts forever. movie stars exist in a beauty that transcends time. (john waters) a movie star is mythic, a movie star is like no one you've ever seen walking around in your daily life. america invented the star. and there's a specific time when that happened, it happened in 1910. that's when the star was born. (thunder crashing) (music playing) (narrator) from the early days of motion pictures, stars have incarnated the visions of directors, provided the story elements for audiences and bankrolled more films than any other financial asset. hi, nice meeting you. how do you feel about coming tonight? nervous. why shouldn't i be nervous? there's a lot of people here. i'm nervous - i'm human, what can i tell you? (stephen schiff) julia roberts is a star. julia roberts is pure, corn-fed american star. so what happen