Ron Howard has explored the many avenues of show business, diversifying his portfolio over the course of six decades in the limelight. Beginning his career as a child star on “The Andy Griffith Show,” Howard is now producing and directing.

His daughter, Bryce Dallas Howard, a distinguished actress and director in her own right, has had a similar trajectory. In a recent interview, however, she disclosed a significant difference in their stories. 

“I think if I had the chance to act younger, I would’ve taken it. But I wasn’t allowed to,” she told People magazine. Bryce had a significantly later start than her father, nabbing her first feature role in 2004 when she was in her 20s.

“My parents were very firm on that boundary, that they were not going to support anyone who wanted to be a child actor.”

Since then, she has starred in such movies as “The Help” and the “Jurassic World” franchise. Of working in Hollywood, she told People, “It’s so wonderful to get to be in an industry with family members, for me at least, because I’m not alone in it.”

Caroline Thayer is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. Follow Caroline Thayer on Twitter at @carolinejthayer. Story tips can be sent to caroline.thayer@fox.com.