Warren Beatty's Inability to Make Decisions

Warren Beatty's inability to give up the option of having multiple women was paralleled by his inability to make decisions in his work. When disgraced producer Julia Phillips was initially unreceptive to his advances, Beatty swedened the deal by suggesting she bring along her 14-year-old daughter. Dustin Hoffman recalled a day on the Ishtar set in which Beatty began confiding in the other actor about how he knew he probably should fire director Elaine May but couldn't do it.