John Cusack received the 2,469th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.<br/> <br />Cusack, who has maintained a nearly 30-year career in showbiz, was on hand to accept the honor.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: John Cusack saying (English):<br/> <br />"To the best of my knowledge, I've tried to screw my career up as much as I possibly could, but even with all my best efforts to screw it up, I managed to have lasting friendships, some of the best friends I've ever met in the business."<br/> <br />And those friends came out to help celebrate his star: Billy Bob Thornton, Jack Black, Dan Aykroyd, and his sister Joan Cusack all appeared to mark the occasion.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Joan Cusack saying (English):<br/> <br />"There's magic in him. Who knows where it came from? Passion for what he does. I think he himself is part, "It's a Wonderful Life," part "Dr. Strangelove," and part "Charlie Brown's Christmas."<br/> <br />Cusack's latest film, "The Raven" hits theaters on April 27. In it, Cusack plays literary great Edgar Allan Poe, who helps find a murderer that is killing people based on his writings.<br/> <br />Bob Mezan, Reuters.
