ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty; Stefanie Keenan/Getty At WSJ's Future of Everything event, Ron Howard told PEOPLE not to expect aHappy Daysreboot Though he's not looking to reprise his role as Richie Cunningham, Howard is proud of the show's lasting legacy that still reaches today's viewers, he said Howard also opened up about meeting costar Henry Winkler for the first time, and how they "clicked immediately," sparking a lifelong friendship Ron Howardis setting the record straight about aHappy Daysreboot. Howard, 71, starred in the popular sitcom as Richie Cunningham, an All-American teenager who navigated adolescence alongside friends including Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli. The beloved show ran for 11 seasons from 1974 to 1984, with Howard leaving after the seventh season to pursue his filmmaking career. At The WSJ Future of Everything event on May 28 in New York City, the show's main character gave it to us straight: he won't reprise his role in aHappy Daysreboot, he told PEOPLE. "It's amazing, but we're not doing a reboot," Howard said. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Howard's longstanding business and creative partner Brian Grazer admitted he'd be interested in producing aHappy Daysrevival, but Howard said he's satisfied with the show's lasting legacy. "The fact that the show endures, and thatThe Andy Griffith Showis still on — both of these shows have never left the air — and it kind of blows my mind in an interesting way," Howard told PEOPLE of his two early acting projects. "There's something about that that doesn't age — it was nostalgia when it was made." He added, "For that reason, [both shows] seem to endure, and it means the world to me." Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Though he's not interested in aHappy Daysreboot, Howard still holds many aspects of the show dear — including his decades-long friendship with his costarHenry Winkler, who played Fonzie. Howard said they "clicked immediately" as professionals, but he also looked up to Winkler. His costar was so unlike other people he had met in Hollywood up until that point, he added. "Henry's a few years older than I am. Yale educated, and he looked at acting in a way that was — it wasn't Hollywood," Howard said. "It was a little more intellectual. It was theater based, and that was new to me. But more than anything, we just got along beautifully and worked well together." Read the original article onPeople