Scorsese’s films, was sure to follow. I had never bought the Agenting 101 rule that representing two similar stars is a conflict of interest. Instead, I preached, “No conflict, no interest”—we wanted all the conflicts because that gave us leverage; the studios couldn’t threaten us that they’d opt for a similar piece of talent at another agency. Three guys competed for roles in Bob’s category of the character-actor leading man: Bob, our client Dustin Hoffman, and Al Pacino. Dusty’s fee in the mideighties was $6.5 million, about the same as the other two—and as Newman and Redford, pure leading
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