i mean, he doesn't disagree but he still really wanted that golden globe and later that oscar nom so you're right on that! no matter how he felt about her as a person he'd be on his most professional behavior if they were auditioning together but he was probably relieved when they went with someone else, and i could even see some blind item floating around about how some divo threatened to pull out of a movie if they cast a romantic interest who had insulted him before