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5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Bryce Dallas Howard
Third-generation actor and director Bryce Dallas Howard has a lot going on — so much so that when The Times caught up with her recently, she was just getting over laryngitis. 'Last week, it was like I would open my mouth and it was air coming out,' she said, admitting that it's challenging for her to be disciplined about, say, not speaking. But you can't really blame her: Talking is part of the business. And there's a lot of business to attend to. On Thursday, Howard's action comedy "Deep Cover" arrived on Prime Video. Howard stars alongside Orlando Bloom and Nick Mohammed as three improv actors recruited by the police to help with sting operations, hilariously committing to the bit. Prior to that, Howard directed and produced the Disney+ documentary "Pets," which examines the relationship between people and their furry friends. She's starred as Claire Dearing in the "Jurassic World" franchise ('If the team would ever have Claire back, I'll be there in a heartbeat,' she says), appeared in the acclaimed TV show "Black Mirror" and directed episodes of "The Mandalorian" and "Skeleton Crew," to name a few recent career highlights. (In her spare time, she's getting a degree from an online fine arts school.) The ideal Sunday, then, for this NYU grad — whose first onscreen appearance at age 7 was as an extra in her dad Ron Howard's "Parenthood" — includes lots of hot chocolate ('I always say I should have a T-shirt that says, 'Powered by hot chocolate' ') and delicious food ('I like to eat little yummy things throughout the day'). There's also time with her husband, Seth Gabel, their kids, Theo, 18, and Bea, 13, and their beloved pets. And don't forget, she has to finish that portfolio for art school! This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity. 7 a.m.: Rise and hot chocolate time I love to sleep, but I've got cats and dogs, and they don't really let me sleep, and I sort of feel my best when I'm waking up around 7. So an ideal Sunday would definitely start on the early side. I can't drink coffee anymore. I used to love it, and now my tummy is too middle-aged for it. But I do hot chocolate, nice hot chocolate. That's my coffee or tea. I've got one of those little Hotel Chocolat [hot chocolate makers]. You put chocolate powder in milk, and it froths. I got it as a gift, actually, from the producers on "Deep Cover." 8 a.m.: Doughnuts and a dog walk at Dockweiler Beach I love Dockweiler Beach. I filmed an M83 music video that I directed there with Lily Collins years ago; it was my first introduction to the beach. I just love to drive down there and then just walk around. It's so beautiful. We have two dogs, but I would only take [the younger] one. The other has a shorter walk. She's been very clear with us: She's a little older; message received. The younger one is a little over a year old. We can do up to three miles together, and then she's very, very happy. My favorite Sunday food situation is definitely Sidecar Doughnuts. They have gluten-free doughnuts, like a weekly special, and they have a vegan doughnut that's also usually gluten-free, so I'll get both of those and take them to the beach. My favorite is the Old Fashion — whenever it's Old Fashion I get very excited — or the Celebration Cake. 11 a.m.: Art and art supply shopping My favorite art supply store in Los Angeles is called Graphaids in Culver City. It's a family-owned art store, and they have just a wonderful selection of supplies. In October, I'm going to be graduating from an online fine arts school called Milan Art Institute. It's been very rewarding and very fun. You learn all of it — art drawing, oil painting, mixed media. I'm in the portfolio stage, so I do a lot of mixed media, and then I usually do a layer of oil over it. Graphaids has been there through the entire journey. I started the program in October of 2023, when I was going into the store not knowing what anything meant, and then getting to know the folks who work there. They're all artists. They want to save you money. They care about hobbyists; they care about professionals. They care about students. It's beautiful. Now I go in the store and I'm like,"Could I have this solvent, please? And I would love this medium, please." It's much more "you know what you're after" now. On a Sunday, I would be working on my portfolio at home, and then — this isn't Los Angeles, but it's California — I love to take online Case for Making classes. Those are watercolor classes. My kids will usually join in if they're around and the social calendar permits it. 1 p.m.: Brunch and walking and shopping in Culver City or Venice Destroyer in Culver City is really, really good. They've got a great plant-centric menu, which is good because one of my kids doesn't really eat meat, and I also like that it's kind of elevated. I like the raw oatmeal soaked in date-almond milk. I also love Gjelina in Venice; it's elevated, but it's also relaxed. Ideally I'd go with my family, and my best friend — we've been best friends since we were 15 — lives in Venice. So we would definitely meet up at Gjelina. Part of the fun there is you're waiting to get in, so you can walk up and down Abbot Kinney. My favorite makeup store in Los Angeles, Apple Doll, has a storefront on Abbot Kinney. They have this Nectar Salve that I'm obsessed with. If we have brunch in Culver City, afterward I would probably go to Arcana. I love that bookstore. So I would go there with my best friend on this perfect Sunday. The reason we like these areas is they're really walkable. I was raised mostly on the East Coast and I went to NYU, so being able to walk places — it's very important. 4 p.m.: An afternoon chocolate fix When we moved to the Westside, I got really into John Kelly Chocolates [in Santa Monica]. It's high-end chocolate. On a dream Sunday, absolutely, I would go there. And I'm also going to Sprinkles and getting red velvet, gluten-free cupcakes. 6 p.m.: Dinner in — or more snacks out I love to order delivery from Burger Lounge that my son will then go and pick up because he likes saving money on delivery. I love the classic burger. They have really great gluten-free buns. I also like going to AOC winebar, sitting at the bar and not ordering a big meal. Their bacon-wrapped dates are really, really delicious. 8 p.m.: Pajama walk around the neighborhood I think we might've made this up — I don't think I read about it anywhere — when the kids were younger, we would do this thing I would call pajama walks. It was a way for me to force them to get into their pajamas before it got dark and to keep a schedule according to the cycle of the sun and get us all outside after dinner. Now it's basically my husband's and my way of sneaking out of the house. We'll invite the kids, and a lot of times they'll want to come. If they don't, it's just a great way for my husband and me to get a little bit of one-on-one time together. I'll still wear pajamas; I'll just throw a coat over it. The world has more loungewear these days, so you can't even tell. 9 p.m.: 'Landscape Artist of the Year' and a little painting before bed I'm actually pretty careful about screen time during the weekend if I can help it, but my husband and I like to watch "Landscape Artist of the Year," the British feel-good show. Then usually I will paint, and that's usually when I'm working on my portfolio stuff. (On an ideal Sunday, we're not having to stress last-minute about our daughter having homework.) I love to listen to audiobooks while I'm painting. I've been relistening to books that I read when I was younger. I just did a third time through "A Movable Feast." It's so fun to just listen to the stories. The next day, I've got to be up at 7, so I'll paint until about 10:30 and then just go to sleep. Sign up for The Wild newsletter to get weekly insider tips on the best of our beaches, trails, parks, deserts, forests and mountains. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Bryce Dallas Howard
Third-generation actor and director Bryce Dallas Howard has a lot going on — so much so that when The Times caught up with her recently, she was just getting over laryngitis. 'Last week, it was like I would open my mouth and it was air coming out,' she said, admitting that it's challenging for her to be disciplined about, say, not speaking. But you can't really blame her: Talking is part of the business. And there's a lot of business to attend to. On Thursday, Howard's action comedy 'Deep Cover' arrived on Prime Video. Howard stars alongside Orlando Bloom and Nick Mohammed as three improv actors recruited by the police to help with sting operations, hilariously committing to the bit. Prior to that, Howard directed and produced the Disney+ documentary 'Pets,' which examines the relationship between people and their furry friends. She's starred as Claire Dearing in the 'Jurassic World' franchise ('If the team would ever have Claire back, I'll be there in a heartbeat,' she says), appeared in the acclaimed TV show 'Black Mirror' and directed episodes of 'The Mandalorian' and 'Skeleton Crew,' to name a few recent career highlights. (In her spare time, she's getting a degree from an online fine arts school.) The ideal Sunday, then, for this NYU grad — whose first onscreen appearance at age 7 was as an extra in her dad Ron Howard's 'Parenthood' — includes lots of hot chocolate ('I always say I should have a T-shirt that says, 'Powered by hot chocolate' ') and delicious food ('I like to eat little yummy things throughout the day'). There's also time with her husband, Seth Gabel, their kids, Theo, 18, and Bea, 13, and their beloved pets. And don't forget, she has to finish that portfolio for art school! This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity. 7 a.m.: Rise and hot chocolate time I love to sleep, but I've got cats and dogs, and they don't really let me sleep, and I sort of feel my best when I'm waking up around 7. So an ideal Sunday would definitely start on the early side. I can't drink coffee anymore. I used to love it, and now my tummy is too middle-aged for it. But I do hot chocolate, nice hot chocolate. That's my coffee or tea. I've got one of those little Hotel Chocolat [hot chocolate makers]. You put chocolate powder in milk, and it froths. I got it as a gift, actually, from the producers on 'Deep Cover.' 8 a.m.: Doughnuts and a dog walk at Dockweiler Beach I love Dockweiler Beach. I filmed an M83 music video that I directed there with Lily Collins years ago; it was my first introduction to the beach. I just love to drive down there and then just walk around. It's so beautiful. We have two dogs, but I would only take [the younger] one. The other has a shorter walk. She's been very clear with us: She's a little older; message received. The younger one is a little over a year old. We can do up to three miles together, and then she's very, very happy. My favorite Sunday food situation is definitely Sidecar Doughnuts. They have gluten-free doughnuts, like a weekly special, and they have a vegan doughnut that's also usually gluten-free, so I'll get both of those and take them to the beach. My favorite is the Old Fashion — whenever it's Old Fashion I get very excited — or the Celebration Cake. 11 a.m.: Art and art supply shopping My favorite art supply store in Los Angeles is called Graphaids in Culver City. It's a family-owned art store, and they have just a wonderful selection of supplies. In October, I'm going to be graduating from an online fine arts school called Milan Art Institute. It's been very rewarding and very fun. You learn all of it — art drawing, oil painting, mixed media. I'm in the portfolio stage, so I do a lot of mixed media, and then I usually do a layer of oil over it. Graphaids has been there through the entire journey. I started the program in October of 2023, when I was going into the store not knowing what anything meant, and then getting to know the folks who work there. They're all artists. They want to save you money. They care about hobbyists; they care about professionals. They care about students. It's beautiful. Now I go in the store and I'm like,'Could I have this solvent, please? And I would love this medium, please.' It's much more 'you know what you're after' now. On a Sunday, I would be working on my portfolio at home, and then — this isn't Los Angeles, but it's California — I love to take online Case for Making classes. Those are watercolor classes. My kids will usually join in if they're around and the social calendar permits it. 1 p.m.: Brunch and walking and shopping in Culver City or Venice Destroyer in Culver City is really, really good. They've got a great plant-centric menu, which is good because one of my kids doesn't really eat meat, and I also like that it's kind of elevated. I like the raw oatmeal soaked in date-almond milk. I also love Gjelina in Venice; it's elevated, but it's also relaxed. Ideally I'd go with my family, and my best friend — we've been best friends since we were 15 — lives in Venice. So we would definitely meet up at Gjelina. Part of the fun there is you're waiting to get in, so you can walk up and down Abbot Kinney. My favorite makeup store in Los Angeles, Apple Doll, has a storefront on Abbot Kinney. They have this Nectar Salve that I'm obsessed with. If we have brunch in Culver City, afterward I would probably go to Arcana. I love that bookstore. So I would go there with my best friend on this perfect Sunday. The reason we like these areas is they're really walkable. I was raised mostly on the East Coast and I went to NYU, so being able to walk places — it's very important. 4 p.m.: An afternoon chocolate fix When we moved to the Westside, I got really into John Kelly Chocolates [in Santa Monica]. It's high-end chocolate. On a dream Sunday, absolutely, I would go there. And I'm also going to Sprinkles and getting red velvet, gluten-free cupcakes. 6 p.m.: Dinner in — or more snacks out I love to order delivery from Burger Lounge that my son will then go and pick up because he likes saving money on delivery. I love the classic burger. They have really great gluten-free buns. I also like going to AOC winebar, sitting at the bar and not ordering a big meal. Their bacon-wrapped dates are really, really delicious. 8 p.m.: Pajama walk around the neighborhood I think we might've made this up — I don't think I read about it anywhere — when the kids were younger, we would do this thing I would call pajama walks. It was a way for me to force them to get into their pajamas before it got dark and to keep a schedule according to the cycle of the sun and get us all outside after dinner. Now it's basically my husband's and my way of sneaking out of the house. We'll invite the kids, and a lot of times they'll want to come. If they don't, it's just a great way for my husband and me to get a little bit of one-on-one time together. I'll still wear pajamas; I'll just throw a coat over it. The world has more loungewear these days, so you can't even tell. 9 p.m.: 'Landscape Artist of the Year' and a little painting before bed I'm actually pretty careful about screen time during the weekend if I can help it, but my husband and I like to watch 'Landscape Artist of the Year,' the British feel-good show. Then usually I will paint, and that's usually when I'm working on my portfolio stuff. (On an ideal Sunday, we're not having to stress last-minute about our daughter having homework.) I love to listen to audiobooks while I'm painting. I've been relistening to books that I read when I was younger. I just did a third time through 'A Movable Feast.' It's so fun to just listen to the stories. The next day, I've got to be up at 7, so I'll paint until about 10:30 and then just go to sleep.
Travel Daily News
10-06-2025
- Travel Daily News
Irish Ferries launches lounges for pets and owners
Irish Ferries launches complimentary 'Pet Den' lounges, enhancing pet-friendly travel with indoor comfort, sea views, and outdoor play areas on key UK-Ireland routes. Pet travel has just been upgraded with the unveiling of Irish Ferries' brand-new 'Pet Den' lounges. And, while dogs, cats, and even ferrets have always been welcome onboard Irish Ferries vessels, they can now travel in elevated comfort and style in dedicated spacious lounges alongside their owner, completely free of charge*, making for a very com-fur-table crossing. Irish Ferries is the only ferry company offering a 'Pet Den' lounge on both UK-France and UK-Ireland crossings. The Pet Den offers ample indoor lounge space for pets to enjoy their journey just as much as their owners. The pet dens are light and airy and offer great sea views, seating and tables equipped with leash hooks, snacks and beverages lounge service, as well as water dispensers, so that owners can enjoy their journey with their beloved pet by their side. The Pet Den lounges are complemented by access to dedicated outdoor deck walk-way areas complete with an area with artificial grass and posts, as well as plenty of fresh air and sea views, allowing both humans and their pets the opportunity to stretch two or four legs. Together with the freedom to pack as much luggage as your vehicle can take, multiple dining options onboard and an altogether more relaxed way to travel, there's now more reasons than ever before to book a spot for a VIP (very important pet) and enjoy the Furriendliest of journeys in optimum comfort with Irish Ferries. Pets can avail of Irish Ferries' Pet Dens onboard: Dover – Calais* – Isle of Inishmore and Oscar Wilde Holyhead – Dublin, onboard the James Joyce from June 21 and onboard Ulysses from July 1 (both already available to book online from these dates) Pembroke – Rosslare, Isle of Innisfree Nora Costello, Consumer Marketing & Sales Director, Irish Ferries said, 'The introduction of complimentary pet dens on the majority of our crossings is great news for people who want to travel with their pets. It's just one of the many advantages of travelling with Irish Ferries. We know from our research that leaving a pet behind can be lonely for both the pet and their owners, with boarding kennels often adding hugely to the cost of a holiday. Irish Ferries is doing things differently and setting new standards for pet travel, offering more options than any other provider on the English Channel and Irish Sea.' So, whether you're taking a weekend break or em-barking on a month-long adventure, grab both you and your pet's passports and get ready to Sea Travel Differently with Irish Ferries. Dr. Bobby Ortiz's Expert advice Ahead of the busy summer travel season, Irish Ferries has teamed up with well-known veterinarian Dr Bobby Ortiz (@dogtor_bob) to offer some expert insight and advice for people travelling with their pets. Dr Ortiz commended Irish Ferries for its new pet den facilities, describing them as the best he has ever seen for helping ensure pet travel is as comfortable and enjoyable as possible. Optimise your pet's journey by never travelling on hot days and always at the coolest part of the day such as late in the evening, early morning or overnight, where possible. While visiting the vet for your pet's requisite vaccinations, always make sure a 'fit for travel' pet health check is performed to ensure the pet is in fit condition especially if older or is prone to illness or heat stroke. While visiting the vet for your pet's requisite vaccinations, always make sure a 'fit for travel' pet health check is performed to ensure the pet is in fit condition especially if older or is prone to illness or heat stroke. If you are leaving your dog in your vehicle rather than using the pet den, cabin or kennel facilities, make sure there is sufficient ventilation for your pet. Creating a flow of fresh air can be helped by opening both the driver and passenger's front windows. However, take care to ensure that your dog cannot escape from their carrier or your vehicle. If you are taking your dog to an onboard kennel, make sure you take some bedding and perhaps some familiar items, such as dog toys/treats so that they are comfortable. Make sure your dog's water container is full with clean fresh water that's accessible throughout the ferry crossing. Make sure your dog's water container is full with clean fresh water that's accessible throughout the ferry crossing. Try to get your pets introduced to travelling inside of their crates/carriers weeks before their traveling date. Place the crate in an accessible area of your house and allow the pet to walk in and out of it freely and hide treats inside frequently. This allows them to become more comfortable with the crate and recognise this as being a safe place. Pet Passports Pets should ideally be added at time of booking to ensure availability of facilities. Passengers are asked to familiarise themselves with pet passport and government regulations applying to pet travel and to ensure that all documentation, anti-parasitic treatments, micro chipping and any requisite inoculations are in place, and terms and conditions for travel met. * A charge for travelling with a pet applies on the Dover – Calais route. There is no additional charge for travelling in the Pet Den lounge area.
Straits Times
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Pets on Disney+ is the rare documentary for children, about children
Pets, directed by actress Bryce Dallas Howard, is a documentary that seeks to convince viewers to support and develop a love for animal rescue. PHOTO: DISNEY+ Pets on Disney+ is the rare documentary for children, about children NEW YORK – Most documentaries are not really aimed at children. The film world seems to think they are interested in only animated movies about, frequently, talking pets. If a documentary is for families, on the other hand, there is a good chance it involves wildlife. But Pets (2025) on Disney+ remixes all of that. It is a documentary about the title subjects and their humans, aimed at and largely populated by children. Directed by Hollywood actress Bryce Dallas Howard, it is a sweet-tempered film that celebrates the animals people love and seems to have a secondary purpose too: to convince viewers to support and even develop a love for animal rescue. Howard accomplishes this by taking a kind of segmented approach. Adorable children give studio interviews about their own pets – their names, their characteristics, the ways they seem to understand the children's emotions. These are interspersed with home videos, largely the kind of vertical ones you might catch on a social media feed: dogs doing tricks, cats smirking and pigs waddling around . Then there is a series of mini-documentaries about people who work with animals, especially rescues or otherwise traumatised creatures. Among those subjects are Sterling 'TrapKing' Davis, a rapper who is a contagiously enthusiastic cat guy; Rodney Stotts, a master falconer who dedicates his work to both the birds and local children; and Shinobu Takahashi, who runs the no-kill shelter Dog Duca in Nagoya, Japan. I don't think anyone inclined to watch Pets really needs convincing that animals are cool and that people should like them. But this focus on rescuing those that are, for whatever reason, in harm's way is rather lovely. And to Howard's credit, the theme is integrated seamlessly into the celebration of life alongside animals, which might broaden the viewership but certainly will plant a seed of interest in youthful viewers. What struck me about the movie was an influence I have not often considered when thinking about documentaries. The segmented structure and varied style in Pets felt familiar, and about halfway through, I realised I was thinking of Sesame Street, on which generations of kids have been raised. That show also has its own varied style and structure, broken up by different types of film-making, such as interviews with children, fun kid-on-the-street clips and short documentaries about ordinary things that are somehow fascinating, including observational footage from factories that make crayons or saxophones. Kids are actually interested in the real world around them, the ordinary things they encounter, and curious about how everything works. Documentaries are good at feeding that curiosity, at giving children a peek into worlds they cannot necessarily access on their own. Pets is engineered to make a child not just want a pet if he or she does not have one, but also want to find one that needs a home and some love. And in that way, Pets serves up entertainment and something for its young audience to consider. NYTIMES Pets is available on Disney+. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Forbes
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Bryce Dallas Howard Talks ‘Pets' And Filmmaking: ‘I Always Approached Storytelling Through More Of A Director's Lens'
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 11: Bryce Dallas Howard is seen in Midtown on April 11, 2025 in New York ... More City. (Photo by Raymond Hall/GC Images) 'I'm always asking people 'So, do you have any pet?' It's one of the most fun ways to get to know a person, it's through their pets or by being introduced to their pets, because you're like 'I see who you are,'' actor and director Bryce Dallas Howard told me in an interview. Pets, her new documentary about our relationship to our fur babies, is now streaming on Disney+ and if you are in need of a heartwarming, touching and funny watch, Pets is what you're looking for. Some things in life can make you cry instantly and watching a compilation of viral videos of parents surprising their kids with a puppy or a cat is one of them. Howard knows it, and that's exactly how she decided to open Pets, which is not your regular, scientifically explained documentary. Pets is the incredibly charming result of kids explaining in front of a camera what their pets mean to them, but it's also stories from all over the world and people sharing their new lives as dog parents or explaining the importance of a raptor's sanctuary. When talking about the emotional response we can have regarding our pets or even the way we talk to them, Howard said, 'I was always very good about not using the baby voice with my kids, but with my pets, I'm out of control, it's really obnoxious, it comes from a different place in my body.' I asked Howard how she had pitched Pets in the first place, and particularly how she explained it to the young kids being interviewed. She said, 'Oh gosh I actually have an answer to that and it's gonna make everybody in the world cringe, but I'll tell you. So in general, I love watching things with talking heads, with people who are experts. But for me, as a storyteller, I'm really interested in feelings and in revealing human behavior we can relate to, instead of being like 'Oh that's an interesting fact.'' 'Pets' directed by Bryce Dallas Howard She added: 'I've been directing short documentaries for 15 years maybe, and I've always done this thing like it has to be in full size, and I'm asking them questions about things that may not even be relevant because it's just sharing their humanity. So when I was first pitching Pets, people were like 'Oh and we can learn about the history of pets' and I was like 'Not this one, it's a celebration'. But something I said to the kids when I was trying to explain that I was making a documentary, that word doesn't necessarily trigger anything. So at one point I was like 'I'm going to interview you, you know, like in reality television!' And the producers were like 'No! This is not reality TV!' But it is giving us all contextualization for the medium.' As a director, Howard has been incredibly busy these past few years, especially with the making of Dads, her 2019 documentary, but also with her official entry into the Star Wars universe. Her love for Star Wars needs no introduction and shines through her work as the director of some of the best episodes of The Mandalorian, Skeleton Crew or The Book of Boba Fett. When talking about her editing process (Pets is also incredibly funny thanks to some great editing), I asked her if she had the same approach and the same techniques whether she was editing a documentary or a TV episode. She said, 'It's very interesting because there are stages where it's all very similar, narrative, fiction, documentary, and other stages where it's very different. What I would say is when I'm shooting something whether it's a commercial, a short film, or an episode of Star Wars, there is a goal, a picture in mind that I have. What I always say is 'We want to achieve this or something better.' It can always be something better, but we don't want something less.' Bryce Dallas Howard on the set of 'The Mandalorian' She added: 'So there's definitely a mission, that's through pre-production, in production, and then you edit in post- prod, you have to take a moment, relook at all your footage without that main goal in mind, and see what you got. Because you might have gotten something that you didn't know you needed but it's like the secret ingredient. So that phase of narrative filmmaking is very much so like making a documentary, because you know that something is happening, you know that there is a story there, but you're trying to see it, you're trying to experience it, you're not projecting it onto a situation.' She then explained that in order to make a documentary, she needs to know the elements she wants to include. She said, 'I wanna have someone adopting a new pet, I wanna see someone who understands what it is to experience pet loss, I wanna be interviewing kids, I want there to be viral videos. So I know what the elements are but I don't necessarily know what the final result is going to be. So to essentially have this beginner's mind and think about what is really there, instead of what I wanted. That applies to both documentary and filmmaking narrative to a certain point.' Growing up and learning from her father, Ron Howard, the actress and director realized that she wanted to surround herself with filmmakers she wanted to learn from. She explained how that really shaped how she views both directing and acting. Howard said, 'I always approached storytelling through more of a director's lens.' I asked Howard what she had learned about herself as an artist, whether it was in her acting career or by becoming a very talented filmmaker herself. She said, 'Thank you! That's how I grew up and what I was privy to. I already had that perspective. So when I was acting, I was trying to act almost outside in. And with directing, I've learned so much by being an actor and seeing what works for other actors or what works for me, or what doesn't work for me.' 'Pets' directed by Bryce Dallas Howard She added: 'What I kind of learned is you want to do no harm when you actually get to direct a scene. You wanna let the actors do their thing. I try to have them do their scenes a few times before I say anything. I want there to be that discovery, space and room for not something I just want to achieve, but for something greater than that. So both have certainly impacted the other.' Recently, Howard shared her strong desire to direct a Star Wars movie, and gave some hopeful news about the reboot of Flight of the Navigator. When I asked what the triggering factor was that made her want to direct a documentary when she is involved in so many narrative projects, or the other way around, to go back to fiction after a documentary, she said, 'That's such a great question! At any given moment, I have probably 4 or 5 documentaries, that if I was given the budget, I would do them right now. And I have definitely maybe 4 narrative projects, that if I was given the budget, I would do it now.' She added: 'So it's never really 'Oh it's time to do this!' You're always sort of hustling, like I'm sure for you as a writer, you're pitching multiple story ideas, and see which one does your editor respond to. Then you're like 'Great, that's the one I'll go with right now'. And then something happens in the news, and it's like 'Remember that thing you passed on a couple of months ago, it's relevant right now, we can do it now!' So you're sort of always developing a few things, and then you're waiting for there to be opportunities for others to basically be like 'Oh yeah, we'll pay for that'. So that's kind of how it is.' Pets is now streaming on Disney+.
