Jennifer Garner is opening up about an ultimatum her former agent once gave her, about retiring from acting or starring in the Dallas Buyers Club.
The 48-year-old actress was considering playing the role of Dr. Eve Saks in the drama, starring Matthew McConaughey in her Oscar-winning role.
Her agent at the time, Patrick Whitesell, who also represented her then husband Ben Affleck, gave him an ultimatum in 2012, Garner reveals to The Hollywood Reporter.
Ultimatum: Jennifer Garner is opening up about an ultimatum her former agent once gave her, about retiring from acting or starring in the Dallas Buyers Club
Jen as Eve: The 48-year-old actress was considering playing the role of Dr. Eve Saks in the drama, starring Matthew McConaughey in her Oscar-winning role
Cover girl: Her agent at the time, Patrick Whitesell, who also represented her then husband Ben Affleck, gave him an ultimatum in 2012, Garner reveals to The Hollywood Reporter
‘He said,’ This is going to be a call about one of two things: it will be a call about you making a short film or about your retirement, ‘she says.
Garner acknowledges that she ‘asked for enough of my representatives, who were working hard for me and I said no to everything and kept getting pregnant’.
The actress added that she was “truly delighted” to have her third child with Affleck, Samuel, and during that time, “Ben was making Argo and I was just trying to keep the dishes spinning.”
Acting or retiring: ‘He said, “This will be a call about one of two things: it will be a call about you making this little film or about your retirement,” she says.
While she was incredibly busy at home, she also knew that she was not yet ready to give up her career.
“I also knew I didn’t want to finish acting, so I said, ‘OK, I’ll do it,'” said Garner of taking on the role at the Dallas Buyers Club, which ended up being a critically acclaimed success, with Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto winning Oscars. .
Garner added that McConaughey, with whom she also starred in Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, ‘has a special place in my heart’.
Oscar winners: ‘I also knew I didn’t want to finish acting, so I said,’ OK, I’ll do it, ” said Garner of taking on the role at the Dallas Buyers Club, which ended up being a critic – acclaimed success, with Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto winning Oscars
She added that the Oscar-winning actor always protected her during production, and even protected her when she had to suck between scenes.
The Dallas Buyers Club was a turning point in his career, after a series of failures like The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Arthur and The Invention of Lying.
She also opened up about the dynamics between her and her ex-husband Ben Affleck, and how people react differently to both.
Turning point: The Dallas Buyers Club was a turning point in his career, after a series of failures like The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Arthur and The Invention of Lying
“People admire him. He’s done incredible things, he’s six feet tall, he’s … him, and they treat him with a kind of reverence, ‘she revealed.
“They say that people treat me like we’re in the middle of a conversation and want to get back to the topic,” she added.
‘They’ll see me and be like,’ Oh, I was trying to tell you … ” Garner said.
Jen and Ben: She also opened up about the dynamics between her and her ex-husband Ben Affleck and how people react differently to both