During an appearance at the Toronto Film Festival Ron Howard, who directed the film adaptation of J.D. Vance's memoir Hillbilly Elegy, said he was surprised and concerned by the Republican's rhetoric.
Vance, before he was a politician and potential vice president, was a Yale Law School graduate and author. Hillbilly Elegy was a massive hit and many film studios were interested in adapting it. Howard eventually directed the film through his production company, Imagine Entertainment.
The director met Vance while making the film, though Vance, 5 or 6 years ago, was a much different person than he is now. When asked about how he felt about Vance's current place in politics, Howard answered:
"I have been surprised and concerned by a lot of the rhetoric coming out of that campaign. There’s no version of me voting for Donald Trump to be President again, whoever the Vice President was. But given the experience that I had then 5, 6 years ago. Yeah, I’d say that I’ve been surprised. And look, we gotta get out and vote, for whomever. But be thoughtful. Listen to what the candidates are saying today, that’s what’s really relevant it’s who they are today. And make a decision, an informed one."
Watch a clip of the comments below, courtesy of Variety: