You're always a little surprised when something really takes off. Ron Howard More Quotes by Ron Howard More Quotes From Ron Howard It was always my dream to be a director. A lot of it had to do with controlling my own destiny, because as a young actor you feel at everyone's disposal. But I wanted to become a leader in the business. Ron Howard destiny leader dream One of the great things about being a director as a life choice is that it can never be mastered. Every story is its own kind of expedition, with its own set of challenges. Ron Howard movie choices inspiring Confidence is preparation in action. Ron Howard preparation self-esteem action I think it's in our nature to try to get beyond that next horizon. I think that when we as a species are scratching that itch we're actually following an evolutionary compulsion that is wired into us. I think good things come of it. That's the philosophical side. Ron Howard philosophical trying thinking If I had to choose between a great acting job and a good directing job, I'd choose the directing job. Ron Howard acting ifs jobs I've just looked for ideas and great characters that I relate to and that I think I can offer something to the audience, and I no longer look at them as experiments or genre exercises at all. Ron Howard exercise character thinking There's a very real argument that the minute we are capable of going to a planet, whether it's Mars or another one, and inhabiting it, that we really should. Ron Howard mars argument real Death can be experienced once, winning maybe more, but losing can happen all the time. Ron Howard losing winning happens Humor is unavoidable. It might not feel funny in the moment, but more often than not there's a light at the end of the tunnel. Ron Howard tunnels humor light I'm not a caterer. I just have to stay with my creative convictions. At some point, you have to just get past the special-interest groups and do what you're there to do, which is make a movie. Ron Howard creative special past I think the most important thing really was that you could take very personal ideas and present them to an audience in entertaining ways. Ron Howard important ideas thinking Sports always works for us more allegorically or metaphorically and that's what's fantastic about why we love them. You demonstrate the limits to which a human being can go and they keep pushing the boundaries of that. Ron Howard pushing limits sports The sooner we become a multi-planet species, the safer the species is, and the stronger the guarantee that we're going to continue to evolve. Ron Howard guarantees-that planets stronger Every religion, in my opinion, has something to bring, and I think we all learn from everyone that there's no right, perfect way to look at something. Ron Howard perfect looks thinking I've acted with all types, I've directed all types. What you want to understand as a director, is what actors have to offer. They'll get at it however they get at it. If you can understand that, you can get your work done. Ron Howard actors want directors I think more and more scientists are becoming convinced that it's very likely that life forms of some kind exist all around the universe not so far from us. Ron Howard becoming kind thinking I just don't think of myself as an actor much at all, so I don't lust after any particular roles. Ron Howard roles lust thinking 3-D is a truly exciting possibility. Ron Howard possibility exciting It was always hard to find stories that I felt were, in and of themselves, fresh enough and intriguing enough . Ron Howard intriguing enough stories Of course, I was completely enthralled by the space program as a kid - particularly Apollo 11 - and was glued to the television like most of the world. Then I stopped thinking about it too much. I was a little disappointed that they weren't going on to Mars at the time, but I didn't think much of it. I was more interested in becoming a director at that point in my life and falling in love, things like that. Ron Howard falling-in-love kids thinking
