“We definitely have a fondness for [horror] in our family,” Kevin admitted.

“I wonder what it is, specifically.

I think that for an actor, you’re looking for things that have high stakes.

Sosie and Kevin Bacon smiling side by side

And that’s what horror gives you.

It’s always going to be a radical life-or-death situation.”

“It’s one of those parts where there is no break.

Sosie Bacon furrows brow as Dr. Rose Cotter in “Smile”

That’s a movie where the stress level is [insane].

I was very proud of her.”

Sosie’s dad wasn’t the only receptive audience member, either.

Sosie Bacon poses in front of “Smile” sign

She “really started doing all the right stuff,” Bacon recalled.

“Pounding the pavement, doing self-tape after self-tape, and studying.

For the most part, Sosie’s A-lister parents let her pursue her career on her own terms.

“I don’t think that they encouraged or discouraged either way.

That being said, as soon as I made the choice, it was like, ‘Amazing.

Now we can talk about it.’

It wasn’t like, ‘Oh, no!'”