Bryce Dallas Howard has an important message: She’s done talking about her figure.
The “Argylle” actor has previously been open about being told to lose weight for roles. Now, she says she’s taking back her power by having direct conversations about what she’s capable of doing as an actor.
“I’ve retired talking about my body,” Howard, 42, told People in an interview published on Feb. 2. “My focus is on what my body is doing, what my body is capable of.”
Howard explained that they can cast her the way she looks or move on to someone else that fits the character in mind.
“What I found was best is to just be in communication with folks early in the hiring process,” she said. “What I would say is that, ‘If you want to cast me, awesome. But if you think you want to cast me, but 20 pounds less me or 40 pounds less me, that’s actually another actor. That’s not me, and I’m not going to shame you in this moment about this. We need to have a real conversation here because if you’re hiring me, you’re hiring me.’”
The actor revealed that she actually had that very conversation with the director of her latest movie, “Argylle,” Matthew Vaughn. In the action comedy, Howard portrays an author whose espionage novels come to life and she becomes involved in the latest mission.
“And Matthew was like, ‘Yeah, I’m hiring you,’” she said. “I was even stronger because of it. I was able to do more because of it.”
Getting candid about her body and dieting, Howard said, “Who I am is someone who fluctuates.”
Adding, “I took some time and it took some work and it took some counsel to really realize that dieting is the enemy, for me at least.”
Aside from having upfront conversations with people who are hiring…
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