The right magazine cover can launch a relatively unknown performer into stardom. Or help an established star reach an even broader audience. And, over the past 80 years, Newsweek has featured its share of larger-than-life personalities. In our final print edition, we take stock of some of the highlights. A few of the celebrities who graced the cover decades ago gave us their insight about what the experience meant to them and their careers. See what Robert De Niro, Jane Fonda, Barbara Walters, and others had to say about their spot in Newsweek history.

