Ron Howard – WUSF
During Sarasota visit, director Ron Howard talks losses in LA fires and the allure of documentaries
Ron Howard rose to fame as a child actor and has since directed dozens of award-winning films, from “Apollo 13” to “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” and “Cinderella Man.”
Were it not for Hollywood, Ron Howard says he might have been a history teacher, a basketball coach, or a journalist.
As a movie director, he combines all these roles. Recently, he has plunged himself into documentaries as a way of telling true stories, capping a prolific career in television and film.
“It’s been exciting for me to get into movies based on real events. And now, in the last 10 years, even more authentically, documentaries. It kind of scratches that journalistic itch a little bit,” said Howard.
