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Bryce Dallas Howardthinks she “might be subconsciously” choosing acting and directing projects based on what excites her kids.

While celebratingLindt’s Gold Bunnyahead of Easter, theJurassic World Dominionactress, 41, tells PEOPLE that her sonTheodore, 15, and daughterBeatrice, 10, are “excited about the kinds of projects that I get to work on.”

“I couldn’t believe it. My daughter knew everyone that I was working with,” says the actress. “She was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I was such a big fan of John Cena!I love Dua Lipa!’ I’m like, ‘Who are you?’ "

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Howard is thankful that her kids aresupportive of her work, sharing that their enthusiasm “is definitely a good thing” because “work will sometimes take me away from them.”

“That might even be subconsciously one of the reasons why I lean into projects that I know they’ll be excited about. Because they’re making sacrifices as well,” she adds.

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“It’s interesting because I got to experience such a similar childhood to the one my kids are experiencing,” she said at the time. “There wasn’t a ‘my parent is famous conversation.’ When you see somebody every single day, you don’t clock those changes.”

“Because I was raised in the environment of making movies and stuff that wasn’t a huge part of my thinking all the time. I get the sense that it’s the same with my kids,” she continued. “There haven’t really been conversations much, at all. My parents exposed us to the job side [of making films] but didn’t expose us to the publicity side.”

“My dad is a great example of how to live life being recognizable. Life isn’t any different, he just walks a little faster,” she added.

source: people.com