Bryce Dallas Howard knows her way around Hollywood: Her father, the actor and director Ron Howard, has helped doors. Howard acknowledged hyper-privileged world she grew up within in an interview with The Times Sunday — and also admitted she was “sort of delighted” by abusive behavior she suffered at the hands of Danish director Lars von Trier.

Howard admitted that the director, who she worked with on 2005’s “Manderlay” attempted to evoke anger from her through tactics that aren’t exactly great. As soon as she was arrived on set, Howard said, she was told to report to von Trier’s office.

“He started insulting me: ‘Your father’s a terrible filmmaker.’ I went, ‘Lars, what are you trying to see?’ and he said, ‘Your angry face. I don’t know what it looks like,’” she explained. He then threw a

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