Overview

• On the June 18 episode of Podcrushed, Howard revealed she had her “biggest crush” on Joaquin Phoenix from age seven after watching his early work in Parenthood.
• She said M. Night Shyamalan cast her as Ivy in the 2004 film The Village after seeing her perform As You Like It at the Public Theater in New York, calling it a "career-defining moment."
• Howard described her first movie set as “very magical” and praised her costars, including Phoenix, Adrien Brody and Sigourney Weaver.
• Her latest film, the action-comedy Deep Cover co-starring Orlando Bloom, Nick Mohammed and Sean Bean, premiered at the Tribeca Festival on June 10.
• She credited her improv comedy background with helping her listen, adapt and find win-win moments while raising her two teenage children.