https://www.metv.com/stories/don-knotts-said-the-barney-fife-character-came-to-him-in-a-dream

"A number of things were swimming around in me, of course, that led up to the dream," said Knotts.

Ron Howard wasn't worried about being typecasted as Opie Taylor (https://www.metv.com/stories/ron-howard-wasnt-worried-about-being-typecasted-as-opie-taylor)

Howard wasn't worried about his "Opie" image.

Don Knotts knew that Andy Griffith was going to be a star when they met (https://www.metv.com/stories/don-knotts-knew-that-andy-griffith-was-going-to-be-a-star-when-they-met)

Knotts had a good feeling about Griffith.

Don Knotts said that he became a writer ''out of necessity'' (https://www.metv.com/stories/don-knotts-said-that-he-became-a-writer-out-of-necessity)

Knotts was an amazing writer, but it wasn't his first love like comedy was.