Tootsie

Daisy's story is below the poster.

Working with Dustin Hoffman was an experience. On set, he was a perfectionist who had little tolerance for anyone doing less than what he expected and wanted. He and director Sydney Pollack both had strong, assertive personalities, and they got into shouting matches almost daily over details in the that day's shooting. Daisy avoided both of them as much as possible.

It was Hoffman who convinced Pollack to also act in the film as Hoffman's character's agent so Pollack could yell in character at Hoffman and vent his frustrations. The crew learned to only give Hoffman bad news when he was in drag; they said he was much nicer as a woman. Of course, Daisy was independent enough to ignore most of that.

While Hoffman spent up to two hours each day getting into the Tootsie make-up, Daisy's preparation was limited to just copious grooming and putting on a red sequined collar. She was not fond of that stiff and wide collar that matched Hoffman's costume. At least those days were short, because in spite of the heavy make-up, nothing could conceal Hoffman's five-o'clock shadow for very long. He could only be filmed for three to four hours at a time, so Daisy only had to wear the collar for that long.

Hoffman was the one who suggested the name "Tootsie" for the film. It was the name of his mother's dog and it was his way to pay homage to her. However, Daisy rebelled when Hoffman began calling her "Tootsie."