"After a year or so I really thought I was Howard Hughes. Here I was at eighteen years old, getting all these checks"

This quote by Michael J. Fox reviews his experience as a young actor in Hollywood. At eighteen years of ages, he was currently getting big incomes for his work, that made him feel like he was living the life of a millionaire. He was so overloaded by the sudden influx of cash that he began to feel like he was the popular billionaire Howard Hughes. This quote speaks with the power of cash and how it can make someone feel like they are living a life of high-end, even if they are still young and relatively inexperienced. It likewise speaks to the power of Hollywood and how it can make somebody seem like they are living a life of popularity and fortune, even if they are still relatively unknown.