Howard Hughes was obsessed with me. But at first it seemed as if he were offering me a superb career opportunity.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Howard Hughes was this visionary who was obsessed with speed and flying like a god... I loved his idea of what filmmaking was.
After a year or so I really thought I was Howard Hughes. Here I was at eighteen years old, getting all these checks.
Howard Hughes was able to afford the luxury of madness, like a man who not only thinks he is Napoleon but hires an army to prove it.
I don't agree with everything he did in his life, but we're dealing with this Howard Hughes, at this point. And also ultimately the flaw in Howard Hughes, the curse so to speak.
If you watch any John Hughes film of the eighties, that was my childhood experience.
Growing up, I supported Manchester United, and my hero was Mark Hughes.
The Howard Hughes I knew began to change after his plane crash in 1941.
I was obsessed with being rich and famous.
Men have been intimidated by my relationship with Howard. You know, it's hard for them to imagine that they could be number one, seeing this relationship.
I didn't know who Langston Hughes was till he met me backstage.