The “bullshit” scene Clint Eastwood refused to shoot: “I hated the idea”It’s been a long time since Clint Eastwood has taken orders from above his pay grade, and he earned that right by becoming Warner Bros’ golden goose for the better part of 50 years. What Eastwood wants, Eastwood gets, and even when he was first dipping his toes into directorial waters, he refused to be pushed around. Eastwood was willing to bet his career on it, though, and that included how the story was formed. “People were also suggesting that the part of the other girl, Tobie, needed strengthening, and there should be some sort of love scene. Would it have dramatically altered Play Misty for Me had Eastwood acquiesced to the studio’s demands and added a verbal exchange between the characters?