How he proved himself to the likes of Bette Davis. She didnt much like that there was this 25-year-old from a sitcom that was gonna be directing her. I was talking to her on the phone and I said Well, Ms. Davis, Ill protect you as the director and Ill make sure that youre prepared and your performance will not suffer. And she said, I disagree, Mr. Howard. I said Ms. Davis, please just call me Ron. And she said No, I will call you Mr. Howard until I decide whether I like you or not. And then [on set] I gave her a note. And she tried it, and it worked for her. And on that rehearsal, she said Youre right. That works much better. Lets shoot. And at the end of the whole thing, I said Well, Ms. Davis, great first day, Ill see you tomorrow. She said, Okay, Ron, see you tomorrow, and she patted me on the ass. #indiewire #bettedavis #ronhoward #tibeca #film #legendsandbridge
Posted on: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 15:15:15 +0000