Ron Howard talks about daughters transition for Eclipse.

I kept thinking Bryce's casting may be due to a desire to have Ron Howard direct Breaking Dawn. Though purely speculation / my own opinion.... it's an interesting idea non?


Access Hollywood’s ‘Dish of Salt’ blog had the chance recently to speak with director, producer, actor, and father of Bryce Dallas Howard, Ron Howard, about everything Twilight. In the new interview, Ron discusses how difficult of a decision it was for Bryce to step into the role of Victoria in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (in place of Rachelle Lefevre), how much Bryce loved working with the rest of the cast and how much respect she has for everyone, the grueling workouts Bryce had to go through to get into shape for the film, and more.





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Ron Howard's Advice to Daughter Bryce

Bryce Dallas Howard listens to her dad. Ron Howard was a successful actor and now director. When she thought about entering the family business, he was straight with her.

"The best advice he gave me was that, if there was anything else I could do, to do that," Howard said. "You need to not be able to do anything else, to be in this business. If you have other options, in those unemployed moments, those other options will take precedent."

Her work with filmmakers, from McG and Sam Raimi to M. Night Shyamalan and Kenneth Branagh, makes Howard realize what else she got from her father. She currently stars in director Jodie Markell's adaptation of Tennessee Williams' lost screenplay, "The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond."

"From a directorial standpoint, I think it's really Freudian, the amount of trust I have in filmmakers because I have such a trusting relationship with my dad. He's such a mentor to me. He has never let me down, as a person. He just hasn't. And, that's translated for me with filmmakers. I have an association that director means total authority. Director means they will never let you down. Director means just trust them and fulfill their vision, and know that the story will be told in its best incarnation. I've always felt really lucky to get to work with really great filmmakers. For me, the whole objective is just to hopefully be of service to what they want. In his persona, that's been the advice that he hasn't directly said, but I've understood."


"The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond" opens December 30.

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