Bryce Dallas Howard

You have to see, kid by kid, what their needs are and what kind of parent you need to be for them. ”

I shouldn't have acted. I didn't exhibit any ability. I was one of the kids in the school play who was just mouthing words, and they weren't the actual words of the song. I was pretty lame! ”

I definitely managed to do different kinds of things. My focus is usually who the director is, because at the end of the day the director is the storyteller, what the movie is all about. I don't want to participate in something that I don't think is constructive storytelling. ”

It's, like, sort of a dream thing for an actor when they're told to gain weight. ”

I want to be the best actor that I can be; I want to be working in this business absolutely, and if that means being a movie star, then OK, that's fine. But to me, movie star, celebrity, all that stuff means something very different than being an actor. ”

When I was grounded, I wouldn't be allowed to go on set. That's how much I loved it. ”

Using the word 'bossy' for girls can be quite harmful. What is that saying - that being focused, being assertive, being the boss has a negative attribute? And I have heard that term associated more with women than with men. 'He's so bossy' - you don't hear that. It's a very subtle thing. ”

I'm very sturdy and very proud of it. ”

I loved being pregnant. ”

I'm very conventional compared to my parents. ”