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Dolores 2022-04-20 09:01:12

Whether it's making a movie or building an airplane, when he is in a desperate situation, the "strategists" around him are persuading him to try his best to protect himself. A natural gambler. But he is also a far-sighted gambler, sticking to his own views and beliefs, never hesitating or compromising. The results were all unexpectedly good. Is it because he is lucky? Or is it because he is rich and wise, born with the capital to gamble?

Of course, the law of conservation of gain and loss applies to Hughes as well. Having everything, he also has crazy paranoia. His paranoia and extreme cleanliness make him doubt, fear and despair all the time.

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The Aviator quotes

  • [last lines]

    Howard Hughes: [repeating over and over again] The way of the future...

  • Howard Hughes: [pensively weighing options] I could do that.

    TWA Executive: Do what?

    Howard Hughes: Buy it.

    TWA Executive: You wanna *buy* the airline?

    Howard Hughes: Well why not? We don't want a bunch of pencil-pushers gettin' in the way of us makin' our plane now do we?

    TWA Executive: No...

    Howard Hughes: [walking away] You call Noel Dietrich. You tell him to start buying!

    TWA Executive: [yelling after him in shock] Hang on Howard! You sure you don't want to stop and think about this for a second?

    Howard Hughes: Nope! I've got a tiger by the tail here and I'm not about to let go!