He developed a reputation as an astute and shrewd financier. While Villa was often impulsive and inflammatory, he was sometimes shrewd and cunning. Control is shrewd but ruthless and combat-minded. She has a reputation of being a bitter, cynical and shrewd middle-aged widow. She was also known as being quite shrewd and intelligent. He has been called charming, shrewd, intelligent, focused, and photogenic. He is portrayed as hotheaded yet is also a shrewd and intuitive gangster. Philip possessed a playful sense of humour, combined with a shrewd wit. Yet he had a reputation as "a shrewd and sometimes vicious negotiator". She was described as shrewd, proud and haughty in manner. Huxley was "shrewd, matter-of-fact and to the point" and his wife Maria "eminently sensible". Through shrewd investments, Phillips amassed a fortune. Sparrow is shrewd, calculating, and eccentric. However, several versions of the Mahabharata depict her to be shrewd and calculative. Though he had a reputation for tactlessness and buffoonery, William could be shrewd and diplomatic.