138 Awesome Bryce Dallas Howard Quotes That Are Full Of Wisdom
Coming from a family of actors and directors, Bryce Dallas Howard has made a name for herself in the entertainment industry by appearing in a host of successful movies including M. Night Shyamalan thrillers, 'Spider-Man 3', 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' and the 'Jurassic World' series. Despite her success, she has been very open about her battle with post-partum depression following the birth of her first child, and accepts it as a chapter in her life. Below is a collection of her speeches from her interviews on different magazines. She often talks about her struggles with depression, her self-awareness, her dreams and nightmares, her concerns about humanity and her conviction in how powerful women are.
There was definitely a learning curve in terms of being on film, but being on a set was all good.
I felt very comfortable on a set - incredibly comfortable on a set, which is a real gift because that can be hugely intimidating.
In the culture we live in, there's this pervasive, shared agreement that there's a certain body type to admire, and it isn't actually based on anything real or substantive.
![The clearer that division [of social media] is between it not being a reflection of reality, and being a complete make-believe world, the more we're helping ourselves.](https://www.wisdomly.net/images/quotes/bryce-dallas-howard-110280.jpg)
The clearer that division [of social media] is between it not being a reflection of reality, and being a complete make-believe world, the more we're helping ourselves.
The work that we do is so tricky because it rests on our shoulders, but it's also collaborative and part of it is trusting the people that you're working with.
I think my favourite memory from filming 'Jurassic World' would just be a compilation of me running through the jungle in heels, and just how absurd that really was. That that actually happened.
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.
You go on Instagram, and it's just not a real reflection of what people do, and how much pain people are in every day. So that's my mental change.
My dad's more three-dimensional than Opie Taylor or Richie Cunningham. He even has a temper! He's a real person. But some people are disappointed by that.
I definitely hope that I'm improving. If I'm not, there's a problem - I'm just coasting.
Sometimes acting, particularly in film, can feel so contained. You need to be small and not overplay things, so it's such a relief to be able to go as far as you can go with an emotion or a feeling or a speech.
I'm a huge fan of the animated film 'The Land Before Time' and that was one of my favourite animated films when I was growing up.
Joe Wright is incredible and I'm a huge admirer of his work in general, but specifically his aesthetics and poeticism.
If someone down-votes you, or you don't get a like, or someone says something not cool, you project onto it the person or the people who have hurt you the most in life.
The other thing I've been discussing with friends is: when you're born do you start at a zero, or five?
![I feel like it's a subversive thing [a certain body type to admire] which keeps women preoccupied with something that doesn't matter, and takes up a lot of space, and prevents people from what they're meant to be doing.](https://www.wisdomly.net/images/quotes/bryce-dallas-howard-110261.jpg)
I feel like it's a subversive thing [a certain body type to admire] which keeps women preoccupied with something that doesn't matter, and takes up a lot of space, and prevents people from what they're meant to be doing.
I have nothing nice to say about Chris Pratt, of course. He's probably the greatest hero of our time in real life, honestly.
The ability to play pretend is something that everyone has access to; you see little kids doing it.
![You do your best [ on auditions] and sometimes you win 'em over and sometimes you don't.](https://www.wisdomly.net/images/quotes/bryce-dallas-howard-110258.jpg)
You do your best [ on auditions] and sometimes you win 'em over and sometimes you don't.
For me personally, I don't go onto Twitter or Facebook, my hubby helps me out because sometimes I'm concerned that I'll see something that will upset me, and I don't have a way to work it out with that person.
The Village did a lot for me, of course, because it was my first movie.
I've never, ever, in my entire life, been upset at a casting choice.
It's really about connecting to your own humanity and your own behaviors, and getting to a level of self-awareness so that you can have perspective and step outside of yourself and transform and become another person.
I'm sure there's a range, but I think everyone can pretend.
What I wasn't used to was being in front of the camera.
Social media is a performance like any other form of entertainment, and acknowledging that is important.
I have very vivid dreams and nightmares, and my biggest fear is of some kind of dystopian future where we're advanced in every way except in our humanity.
That is one of the hardest things I have ever had to do in my life, running through the jungle in heels. Because also, mud was often times three feet deep, and that was full on for sure.
What it's done for me is highlight the fact that we need to lean into the cartoon universe of social media.
Girls can do anything, for sure. Even running in the mud in heels.
