Built planes, bought studios, and still had time to ruin dinner with a silence and a receipt. by Howard Hughes

That’s because the chair was the most honest thing in the room.

Howard Hughes invented aviation just to have something to be late for.

Waiting builds character. Also protects the upholstery.

I prefer the term visionary. Also, nobody asked the chair how it felt.

He wanted perfection and delivered a headache with a boarding pass.

I met the man once and immediately understood why every chair in Hollywood looked relieved.

You did not buy the studio, Howard, you bought the right to make everyone else wait for you.

He said that like a man who’s never had to sit through one of his own notes.