The Howard Hughes I knew began to change after his plane crash in 1941.

Quote by Gene Tierney

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When you have spent an important part of your life playing Let's Pretend, it's often...

When you have spent an important part of your life playing Let's Pretend, it's often...

Eccentric behavior is not routinely noticed around a movie set.

Eccentric behavior is not routinely noticed around a movie set.

Cars, furs, and gems were not my weaknesses.

Cars, furs, and gems were not my weaknesses.

I needed to be accepted, not humored. I intended to act.

I needed to be accepted, not humored. I intended to act.

For years it never occurred to me to question the judgment of those in charge...

For years it never occurred to me to question the judgment of those in charge...

Jealousy is, I think, the worst of all faults because it makes a victim of...

Jealousy is, I think, the worst of all faults because it makes a victim of...

Men are wonderful. I adore them. They always give you the benefit of the doubt.

Men are wonderful. I adore them. They always give you the benefit of the doubt.

My departure from Hollywood was described as a walk-out. No one understood that I was...

My departure from Hollywood was described as a walk-out. No one understood that I was...

I was not cut out to be a rebel.

I was not cut out to be a rebel.

Rehearsals and screening rooms are often unreliable because they can't provide the chemistry between an...

Rehearsals and screening rooms are often unreliable because they can't provide the chemistry between an...

Day after day, I spent long afternoons in the talent pool, being told how to...

Day after day, I spent long afternoons in the talent pool, being told how to...

When my mood was high, I seemed normal, even buoyant. I felt smarter. I had...

When my mood was high, I seemed normal, even buoyant. I felt smarter. I had...

I knew I could not cope with the future unless I was able to rediscover...

I knew I could not cope with the future unless I was able to rediscover...

I had been offered a Hollywood contract before my 18th birthday. It gave me the...

I had been offered a Hollywood contract before my 18th birthday. It gave me the...

I do not recall spending long hours in front of a mirror loving my reflection.

I do not recall spending long hours in front of a mirror loving my reflection.

I admire anyone who rids himself of an addiction.

I admire anyone who rids himself of an addiction.

There were days that I worked all the time, without a layoff, or a rest,...

There were days that I worked all the time, without a layoff, or a rest,...

I was going to live on my salary or go down swinging.

I was going to live on my salary or go down swinging.

I dated dozens of young men, had fun with all, made commitments to none.

I dated dozens of young men, had fun with all, made commitments to none.

The Hollywood structure was monopolistic, run by four or five big studios.

The Hollywood structure was monopolistic, run by four or five big studios.