Jennifer Garner proposes an ultimatum that her former agent gave her earlier, whether she or she retires as an actor or a starring role in Dallas Buyers Club.
The 48-year-old actress considered the role of dr. Eve Saks in the drama, starring Matthew McConaughey in his Oscar-winning role.
Her then-agent, Patrick Whitesell, who also represented her then-husband Ben Affleck, gave her an ultimatum in 2012, Garner revealed to The Hollywood Reporter.
Ultimatum: Jennifer Garner opens for an ultimatum her former agent gave her earlier, about whether she’s retiring from acting or starring in Dallas Buyers Club
Jen as Eve: The 48-year-old actress has considered taking on the role of dr. Eve Saks in the drama, starring Matthew McConaughey in his Oscar-winning role.
Cover Girl: Her then-agent, Patrick Whitesell, who also represented her then-husband Ben Affleck, gave her an ultimatum in 2012, Garner revealed to The Hollywood Reporter
He said, ‘It’s going to be a call about one of two things: it’s going to be a call about you doing this movie, or it’s going to be a call about your retirement,’ she says.
Garner admits that she ‘asked enough of my representatives who worked their tails off for me, and I said no to everything and still got pregnant.’
The actress added that she was ‘really overwhelmed’ by having her third child with Affleck, Samuel, and during that time ‘Ben was making Argo and I was just trying to turn the tables.’
Acting or retiring: ‘He said,’ It’s going to be a call about one of two things: it’s going to be a call about you doing this movie, or it’s going to be a call about your retirement , ‘
While she was incredibly busy at home, she also knew she was not ready to give up her career yet.
“I also knew I didn’t want to perform, so I said, ‘OK, I’m going to do this,’ ‘Garner said, taking on the role in Dallas Buyers Club, which ended up being a very award-winning hit. , with Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto both winning Oscars.
Garner added that McConaughey, who she also played with Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, “has a special place in my heart.”
Oscar winners: ‘I also knew I did not want to perform, which is why I said,’ OK, I’m going to do this, ” Garner said of the role in Dallas Buyers Club, which ended up being a critical-award-winning hit, with Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto both winning Oscars
She added that the Oscar-winning actor always had her back during the production, and would even do cover for her if she had to nurse between scenes.
Dallas Buyers Club was a turning point in her career after a series of flops such as 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: Dallas Buyers Club was a turning point in her career after a series of flops such as The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Arthur and The Invention of Lying
“People are awe of him. He’s done amazing things, he’s six or four, he’s … he, and they treat him with a kind of reverence, ‘she reveals.
“They say that people treat me as if we were just in the middle of a conversation and that they want to return to it,” she added.
“They will see me and be like, ‘Oh, it was my intention 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