London
(ANI):
Hollywood
director
Ron
Howard
has
revealed
that
he
was
reluctant
to
film
Barack
Obama
video,
because
he
was
convinced
that
stars
have
no
place
in
politics.
The
Academy
award
director
reprised
his
role
as
'Opie
Taylor',
from
The
Andy
Griffiths
Show,
and
acted
alongside
his
former
Happy
Days
co-actor
Henry
Winkler
for
the
Barack
Obama
video
endorsement.
The
'Cocoon'
director
admitted
that
though
he
was
reluctant,
his
passion
for
American
President-elect's
campaign
pushed
him
to
make
his
foray
into
politics
leading
up
to
the
November
(08)
election.
"I'm
actually
one
of
those
people
that
thinks
celebrities
should
be
very
cautious
about
that
sort
of
thing," the
Daily
Express
quoted
Ron
Howard,
as
saying.
"But
I
felt
so
strong
about
the
situation,
and
I
had
this
idea
that
I
thought
could
cut
through
the
clutter.
I'm
glad
it
was,
for
the
most
part,
received
in
the
spite
in
which
it
was
given.
And
I'm
really
thrilled
that
the
nation
chose
Obama,"
he
added.