Ron Howard on why Bryce Dallas Howard shouldn’t be allowed to become a child actor

(LR) Bryce Dallas Howard and Ron Howard

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Ron Howard reveals why he doesn’t want his eldest daughter, Bryce Dallas Howard, to become a child actress.

The director, writer and actor said recently the people Magazine that he banned Price from acting at a young age after having to navigate Hollywood as a child himself.

“Child performers can find a lot of positive things within this work, but it is full of landmines,” he explained. Ron was played by Opie Taylor The Andy Griffith Show He was only six years old in the 1960s, and remembers that his parents had to supervise him and his brother.

the Arrested development The actor and producer added that he also shielded his children from the spotlight because he didn’t want them to be compared to his career if they followed a similar path.

“On top of everything else, because the characters I played as a kid were so recognizable that they were almost iconic… I also thought, ‘Hey, if one of our kids tries to act like a kid, a boy or a girl,’ especially since then… : “They will be compared unfairly.” The Andy Griffith Show It was already “of legendary importance in the history of television”.

Last month, Price shared with the people She would have liked to start her acting career when she was younger, but her parents, Ron and Cheryl Howard, were against it.

“My parents were very firm about those boundaries, that they wouldn’t support anyone who wanted to become a child actor,” she previously told the outlet. the Jurassic World The actress didn’t get her breakout role until 2004 with the M. Night Shyamalan film the village.

However, Price is ultimately grateful for what her parents taught her, especially for encouraging her to find other ways to earn an income.

“I’m really glad they did because when I started acting, it took a while to make a living,” she said. “To be able to be like, ‘Oh, okay. I can actually support myself with this.