 On the last day of shooting, Laurence Olivier (qv) visited  Dustin Hoffman (qv) at his home, bringing with him the Complete  Works of William Shakespeare as a gift. He then proceeded to read  scenes from several of the plays, much to Hoffmans delight. The  actor credits the story about his conflict with Olivier to general  malice on writer William Goldman (qv)s part, who didnt take  kindly to the fact that Hoffman had persuaded director  John Schlesinger (I) (qv) to change the ending of Goldmans book.