Biografía

When he made his deal with Warner Bros. for Bonnie y Clyde (1967), the studio had such little faith in the future box-office results from the $2.5-million production that it agreed to give the film's star and first-time producer 40% of the box-office gross. The deal worked out quite well for Beatty. Between 1967-73 when the film played in theaters, it generated over $70 million worldwide at the box office, netting Beatty an estimated $28 million.

Rumored to have been the subject of Carly Simon's 1972 #1 hit single "You're So Vain." After 43 years of speculation, Simon finally confirmed in 2015 that the second verse of the song refers to Beatty. "Warren thinks the whole thing is about him!" she said.

Along with Robert Redford, Clint Eastwood, Mel Gibson, Richard Attenborough and Kevin Costner, he is one of six people to win an Academy Award for "Best Director," though they are mainly known as actors.

Said that if they ever made a movie about his life story, Colin Farrell is the only person he thinks could play him.

He and Clint Eastwood are the only actor-directors to earn Best Actor and Best Director Oscar nominations for the same film two separate times.

[on his attitude toward movie promotion] In a way, I'd rather ride down the street on a camel than give what is sometimes called an in-depth interview. I'd rather ride down the street on a camel nude. In a snowstorm. Backwards.

Charity is taking an ugly girl to lunch.

Lenin [Vladimir Lenin] said that people vote with their feet. Well, that's what's happening. They either go, or they don't go. It's all politics. It's all demographics.

I'm old, I'm young, I'm intelligent, I'm stupid. My tide goes in and out.

Movies are fun, but they're not a cure for cancer.

Enredos de sociedad (2001) - $10,000,000

Dick Tracy (1990) - $9,000,000

Ishtar (1987) - $6,000,000

El cielo puede esperar (1978) - $3,500,000

Dos pillos y una herencia (1976) - 10% of the gross "from the very first dollar"