10 Questions for Ron Howard

Objectivity is something you can strive for, but you'll always fail in making a movie because it's a personal expression. One of my goals was to never apologize for Richard Nixon or David Frost. But certainly with Nixon, who has been so vilified, deservedly so in many ways, I also wanted you to understand what made him tick.

Why are Americans so nostalgic for old TV shows? Mike Ozmun, AUSTIN, TEXAS

When we were doing The Andy Griffith Show in the '60s, Andy used to say, "There's no town that looks and sounds like Mayberry; this is the Mayberry of my childhood in the '40s." I think there is comfort in looking back and reminding yourself that other people were on journeys before us with ups and downs and made it through.

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