Bryce Dallas Howard knows a thing or two about making it in Hollywood, and it has nothing to do with being related to a director a beautiful Mind,
jurassic world star, widely known as one of the daughters of Oscar-winning filmmaker Ron Howard and No Oscar-winning actress Jessica Chastain took to Instagram last week to share an epiphany about the entertainment industry she once had when her former classmates—no, she didn’t—graduate from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in 2003.
“A message to aspiring artists and fellow dreamers,” begins the post’s lengthy caption. “When I graduated high school in the spring of ’99, I was completely optimistic about starting my career. By the time my classmates graduated from college 20 years ago this May, I was completely There was a harsh reality I was totally unprepared for: what it *really* takes to ‘make it’ in the entertainment industry.
For those unfamiliar with Howard’s bio, she took a leave of absence to enter the workforce after her third year at NYU — if you’re not counting her appearances in four of her father’s films prior to that point. In the next five years, he acted in M. Night Shlyman Villagehis follow up woman in waterand lars von triers Manderley. She finally completed her degree in 2020.
But like the rest of his Normie classmates, Howard clearly learned that being an actor is really, really hard.
“My peers and I were fortunate enough to attend one of the best drama schools out there, but there was one big difference,” Howard continued in his post. “While the school gave us an amazing foundation, we completed our formal training and still felt stuck because we were told our only option was to wait for someone else to hire us. Sound familiar? “
(As an average American who can’t just walk into a business and declare they have a job there, it does!) Does Howard know that there is a “huge difference” between him and most of his peers? )
The 42-year-old follows some career advice she got from her grandparents, Frances Howard and Jean Spiegel Howard: “To be sustainable in the entertainment industry, you must be a multi-hyphenate (actor/director/writer/producer) and Create tasks for yourself and your teammates.
(Networking! What a concept!)
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Howard further writes that it is his “mission to empower newcomers with the same strategies[he]has seen and practiced,” because “there is a way to make it happen.” She then shares what she calls “tips, ideas, and stories to help budding actors “navigate the showbiz landscape.” Presumably, we can expect some sort of masterclass-type course from Howard in the near future. Are.
Listen, I’m not much of an online pop-culture person who makes fun of Howard for somehow being a C-list actress. And A serial blockbuster star. I appreciate his contribution twilight Saga and her controversial, thought about walking in high heels jurassic world It was truly devastating. i even thought she was good at it ServantFor God’s sake.
Nonetheless, I must acknowledge the absurdity of this very goofy post that fails to mention her nepo-baby privilege and plenty of “us” and “we”s when describing most actors’ career trajectories. Twitter was quick to call out Howard for his tone-deaf post, labeling his comments “Nonsense” And Signal Outside His Fabulous Surname, Several comments under his Instagram post are equally critical.
Putting aside the obvious disparity between average people and those with wealthy, well-connected parents, there are plenty of other factors that determine one’s success or failure in Hollywood, including race, gender, sexuality, size, and gender. , etc.—not to mention, the current flop state of Hollywood, with shows rapidly disappearing and AI-generated projects coming soon.
I’m not going to dig into all that though, Howard’s post is ultimately harmless—just ill-advised. And I’m sure some budding actors would have some (albeit very candid) advice from Howard about building communities and “being your own boss,” if it was readily available.
I also know that the internet is similarly enraged when actors go out of their way to address nepotism. Even Twitter favorite Allison Williams’ initially well-received comment about her nepo-baby status has become a little tiresome. It’s like white people admitting their privilege to me as if I somehow benefit from knowing that they are self-aware. Instead Venmo me $10,000!
Still, Howard should have at least anticipated how the post would be perceived. I personally consider meritocracy to be a guaranteed “way to make it” in an industry that has proven to be anything but deceptive overall. But a brief statement addressing the special resources he had access to throughout his career would likely mitigate some of the backlash.
Overall, I applaud Howard for participating in that awful NAACP campaign during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests where he and a bunch of other white celebrities “took responsibility” for racism. You never cease to amaze me!
