https://www.metv.com/stories/andy-griffith-on-the-insanity-of-the-andy-griffith-show

Andy Griffith explained why being silly is actually a good thing, every now and then.

Andy Griffith hoped that he and Don Knotts would go on to star in films together after The Andy Griffith Show ended (https://www.metv.com/stories/andy-griffith-hoped-that-he-and-don-knotts-would-go-on-to-star-in-films-together)

The two actors were inseparable.