Anything that stimulates the public's imagination about the nobility and the importance of space exploration is something that I'm very excited to be a part of.

— Ron Howard

For my 10th birthday, what I wanted was Beatles boots and a Beatles wig. My parents couldn't find Beatles boots, but down at the dime store, Woolworths or someplace, they found a Beatles wig!

— Ron Howard

I always think of the good comebacks on the car ride home.

— Ron Howard

I believe in the imperative to explore, so any project that I can be involved with that celebrates that, and expands people's imagination around that idea of pushing out, is one of the most positive things that I think I could be involved with.

— Ron Howard

I was never a comic book guy. I like the movies when I see them, especially the origin stories. Furthermore, I never felt like I could be on the set, at 3 o'clock in the morning, tired, with 10 important decisions to make, and know, intuitively, what the story needs. For me, I'd be copycatting and not inventing. I've never said yes to one.

— Ron Howard

One of the big surprises for me about Einstein was... that he wasn't this big introvert he was more like a novelist or a painter. It's amazing how close society came to not benefiting from Albert Einstein's genius.

— Ron Howard

The story of John Nash is an amazing, powerful journey. But as unique as this man is, his story is also very accessible because it is so heartbreaking human.

— Ron Howard

Whatever your political leaning, vote. This participation is vital. I feel the same way about issues like the space program, education, the military. The more the public focuses on these things, thinks and forms opinions, I think the better we are as a democracy.

— Ron Howard

When 'Apollo 13' appeared as an opportunity and I began to tackle that in as authentic a way as I possibly could, I really became enthralled by the philosophical side of space travel and why we need to explore - what it means to us here on Earth - all of those things. I became a huge proponent.

— Ron Howard

When I realized that my big dream was going to come true - 'Night Shift' was a success, 'Splash' was a success, I got the job to do 'Cocoon' - suddenly, I was underway. And I knew my name was rising up the lists. I was going to have a career. I was going to be able to direct movies until I screwed it up.

— Ron Howard