United Kingdom, Dec. 15 -- Jason Bateman once enjoyed a "full circle" moment with Ron Howard.

The Hollywood star recalled being wowed the acclaimed director's humility earlier in his career, in spite of his success in the movie business.

Speaking on Netflix's My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman, Jason shared: "I'm watching Ron Howard be interviewed, and he's so famously gregarious and friendly and sort of, he would admit, kind of a geek that he's so nice.

"And he's the most successful guy in the world and I'm thinking, 'My God, if I could ever get any ounce of success or relevance or access again, the best part of that capital would be, I can be as nice as I want to be and it's never going to be misinterpreted for ...