--- title: "3 Apollo Quotes By Ron Howard" description: "3 Apollo quotes by Ron Howard. Plus more from Ron Howard and more Apollo sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b32/ron-howard-7692_apollo_of-course-i-was-completely-enthralled-by_230883.jpg" --- > [Of course, I was completely enthralled by the space program as a kid - particularly Apollo 11 - and was glued to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-howard/of-course-i-was-completely-enthralled-by-the-space-program-as-a-kid/) [Ron Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-howard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b32/ron-howard-7692_apollo_of-course-i-was-completely-enthralled-by_230883.jpg) > [When 'Apollo 13' appeared as an opportunity and I began to tackle that in as authentic a way as I possibly could,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-howard/when-apollo-13-appeared-as-an-opportunity-and-i-began-to-tackle-that/) [Ron Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-howard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f77/ron-howard-7692_apollo_when-apollo-13-appeared-as-an-opportunit_1083254.jpg) > [In the research I did for 'Apollo,' there was never a moment's hesitation by anyone that we would do anything other than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-howard/in-the-research-i-did-for-apollo-there-was-never-a-moment-s/) [Ron Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-howard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c98/ron-howard-7692_culture_in-the-research-i-did-for-apollo-there-w_1534552.jpg) ## Other authors on Apollo - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rick-riordan-79077.jpg) Rick Riordan 46 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/rick-riordan/) - [Jennifer L. Armentrout 23 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/jennifer-l-armentrout/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-buzz-aldrin-20404.jpg) Buzz Aldrin 20 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/buzz-aldrin/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-neil-armstrong-70673.jpg) Neil Armstrong 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/neil-armstrong/) - [Lisa Kessler 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/lisa-kessler/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-f-kennedy-51344.jpg) John F. Kennedy 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/john-f-kennedy/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-carrie-preston-21406.jpg) Wally Schirra 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/wally-schirra/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jim-lovell-49818.jpg) Jim Lovell 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/jim-lovell/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-gene-cernan-37235.jpg) Gene Cernan 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/gene-cernan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-david-pogue-27852.jpg) Charles Duke 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/charles-duke/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-carl-sagan-20994.jpg) Carl Sagan 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/carl-sagan/) ## More by Ron Howard > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-howard/i-think-it-s-in-our-nature-to-try-to-get-beyond-that-next-horizon-i/) [Ron Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-howard/) > [The hardest thing which I've experienced is calling up my father, Rance Howard, who's a wonderful actor, and telling him I've had to cut…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-howard/the-hardest-thing-which-i-ve-experienced-is-calling-up-my-father/) [Ron Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-howard/) > [Instead of candidates hiring people, like yours truly, to create campaign media that works on both conscious and subconscious levels to sway the voting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-howard/instead-of-candidates-hiring-people-like-yours-truly-to-create/) [Ron Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-howard/) > [One of the great things about being a director as a life choice is that it can never be mastered. Every story is its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-howard/one-of-the-great-things-about-being-a-director-as-a-life-choice-is/) [Ron Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-howard/) > [I don't believe in perfection, but those acrimony-free gaps during our family holidays can be downright blissful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-howard/i-don-t-believe-in-perfection-but-those-acrimony-free-gaps-during-our/) [Ron Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-howard/) > [Of course, I was completely enthralled by the space program as a kid - particularly Apollo 11 - and was glued to the television…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-howard/of-course-i-was-completely-enthralled-by-the-space-program-as-a-kid/) [Ron Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-howard/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-howard/i-think-more-and-more-scientists-are-becoming-convinced-that-it-s/) [Ron Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-howard/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-howard/sports-always-works-for-us-more-allegorically-or-metaphorically-and/) [Ron Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-howard/) > [I love leaving the door open to good ideas. I love the collaborative swirl. I get charged by problem-solving, usually under some kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-howard/i-love-leaving-the-door-open-to-good-ideas-i-love-the-collaborative/) [Ron Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-howard/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-howard/there-s-a-very-real-argument-that-the-minute-we-are-capable-of-going/) [Ron Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-howard/i-believe-in-the-imperative-to-explore-so-any-project-that-i-can-be/) [Ron Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-howard/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-howard/humor-is-unavoidable-it-might-not-feel-funny-in-the-moment-but-more/) [Ron Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-howard/) > [A scene, a day of shooting, can often make you feel kind of stupid and inept because your one job is to anticipate and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-howard/a-scene-a-day-of-shooting-can-often-make-you-feel-kind-of-stupid-and/) [Ron Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-howard/) > [I didn't really listen to music when I was doing homework or when I - when I work on a script. I tend to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-howard/i-didn-t-really-listen-to-music-when-i-was-doing-homework-or-when-i/) [Ron Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-howard/) > [I have the career that I want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-howard/i-have-the-career-that-i-want/) [Ron Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-howard/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/ron-howard/#itemlist", "name": "3 Apollo Quotes By Ron Howard", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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. 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