Bryce Dallas Howard shared with the Los Angeles Times that she felt the pressure of having a famous father when she was younger. "I was insecure about that when I was younger," she said. "When I went to NYU, I wouldn't tell anyone my last name and I was like, 'No, Dad, you can't come see my play because people might recognize you.' But I realized pretty quickly that my parents were exceptional people and stand-up parents."
As it turns out, much of what Bryce learned about acting and directing came from her father, Ron Howard, and her visits to his sets as a child, even getting her first jobs in the industry on his sets. "I went to set with my dad every single day when I was a child," she said. "When I would get grounded, when I was in trouble, I wouldn't be allowed to go to set. So I was extremely well-behaved. They gave me jobs, starting when I was 7. I was in charge of squeezing the orange juice at craft service."
After working past her anxiety regarding her last name, Bryce hasn't been afraid to share her admiration for her father, both as an actor and as a parent. She told CBS News: "I feel really privileged to have been the beneficiary of having, like, a great dad, you know?" To which her father sweetly responded, "Aw, shucks!"
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