Jennifer Garner talks about the ‘heartache’ of teenage daughter Violet Affleck, 15, as she grew up … as she admits that children call her a ‘fun killer’
Golden Globe winner Jennifer Garner revealed that the most personal parallel of her new film Yes Day involved her relationship with her 15-year-old daughter, Violet Affleck.
“I never made a film where I drew more based on personal experience,” admitted the mother of three, 48, in Monday’s episode on SiriusXM’s The Jess Cagle Show.
‘The first draft [of the script] really had the teenager [played by Jenna Ortega] being sarcastic and really nasty and a problem maker.
Inspiration: Golden Globe winner Jennifer Garner revealed the most personal parallel of her new film, Yes Day, involving her relationship with her 15-year-old daughter, Violet Affleck (R)
The mother of three, 48, admitted in the Monday episode of SiriusXM’s The Jess Cagle Show: ‘I never made a film in which I drew more from personal experience’
‘So, there was that kind of external pressure and I kept saying,’ No! The sadness is that it is growing. This is what is painful! ‘
Jennifer continued: ‘It is heartbreaking for the mother and the teenager, and just need to have that kind of disruption of babymama ties. This is what is so difficult. You don’t need her to be an idiot. It is even more difficult for her to be adorable. ‘
Violet was just 6 years old when Garner started transforming the philosophy behind Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s 2009 book into a real-life family tradition.
“My kids call me a ‘fun killer’ – that’s in the movie,” noted the Texas-born and West Virginia-raised star.
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Jennifer recalled: ‘The first draft [of the script] really had the teenager [played by Jenna Ortega] being sarcastic and really nasty and a problem maker. So, there was this kind of external pressure and I kept saying, “No! The sadness is that it is growing. This is moving!” ‘
Garner continued: ‘It is painful for the mother and the adolescent, and just needing to have that kind of disruption of babymama ties. This is what is so difficult. You don’t need her to be an idiot. It’s even more difficult for her to be adorable ‘
Nine years and counting! Violet (R, pictured April 13) was just 6 years old when the Texas-born and West Virginia-born star began to transform the philosophy behind Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s 2009 book into a real-life family tradition.
Jennifer noted, ‘My kids call me a’ fun killer ‘- this is in the movie. And as they get older, more fun for them is making fun of me or kind of torturing me. Whereas when they were small, it was breaking simpler rules’
April 1 family portrait: In addition to Violet, Garner has two younger children – daughter Seraphina (2-L), 12; and son Samuel (R), 9 – from his decade-long marriage to Ben Affleck, which ended in 2018
‘And as they get older, more fun for them is making fun of me or kind of torturing me. Whereas when they were small, it was breaking simpler rules. ‘
In addition to Violet, Jen has two younger children – daughter Seraphina, 12; and son Samuel, 9 – from his decade-long marriage to Ben Affleck, which ended in 2018.
Garner was the executive producer and starred as Allison Torres, married and mother of three, in the comedy of Miguel Arteta, which debuted last Friday on Netflix.
Yes Day currently has a terrible critical approval rate of 44% (out of 39 reviews) and 59% of audience ratings on Rotten Tomatoes.
It debuted last Friday on Netflix! The 13 Going on 30 alum was the executive producer and starred as Allison Torres, married and mother of three, in the comedy of Miguel Arteta (M)
Damn! Yes Day currently has a terrible critical approval rate of 44% (out of 39 reviews) and 59% of audience ratings on Rotten Tomatoes