Jennifer Garner talks about ‘sadness’ of the teenage daughter Violet Affleck (15), who is big … while admitting the children call her the ‘fun killer’
Golden Globe winner Jennifer Garner unveils the most personal parallel of her new movie Yes Day related to her relationship with her 15-year-old daughter Violet Affleck.
“I’ve never made a movie where I drew more from personal experience,” the 48-year-old mother of three admitted Monday in the episode of SiriusXM’s The Jess Cagle Show.
‘The first concept [of the script] really had the teen [played by Jenna Ortega] to be quick and really a nasty and a troublemaker.
Inspiration: Golden Globe winner Jennifer Garner reveals that the most personal parallel of her new film Yes Day involves her relationship with her 15-year-old daughter Violet Affleck (R).
The 48-year-old mother of three admitted on Monday in the episode of The Jess Cagle Show of SiriusXM: “I have never made a movie where I have ever drew more from personal experience.”
So there was a kind of external pressure, and I kept saying, ‘No! The sad thing is just that she’s big at all. This is what is heartbreaking! ”
Jennifer continues: ‘It’s heartbreaking for the mother and for the teenager, and it’s just necessary to break those baby mama ties. This is what is so difficult. You do not have to be a jerk for a while. It’s even harder that she’s lovely. ‘
Violet was only 6 when Garner began transforming the philosophy behind Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s 2009 book into a true family tradition.
“My kids do call me the ‘fun killer’ – it’s in the movie,” the Texas – born star in West Virginia remarked.
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Jennifer recalls: ‘The first draft [of the script] really had the teen [played by Jenna Ortega] to be quick and really a nasty and a troublemaker. So there was this kind of external pressure and I kept saying, “No! The sad thing is just that she’s growing up at all. That’s what is heartbreaking!”
Garner continues: ‘It’s heartbreaking for the mother and for the teenager, and it’s just necessary to break those baby mama ties. This is what is so difficult. You do not have to be a jerk for a while. It’s even harder for her to be lovely ‘
Nine years and count! Violet (R, photo April 13) was only 6 when the Texas-born star grew up in West Virginia to turn the philosophy behind Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s 2009 book into a true family tradition
Jennifer remarks: ‘My children do call me the’ killer ‘who appears in the film. And as they get older, it’s more fun for me to mock or torture me. While they were still small, it breaks simpler rules’
Family portrait on April 1: Apart from Violet, Garner has two younger children – daughter Seraphina (2-L), 12; and son Samuel (R), 9 – from her marriage to Ben Affleck, which ended in ten years
‘And as they get older, it’s more fun for me to mock or torture me. While they were still small, it broke simpler rules. ‘
Apart from Violet, Jen has two younger children – daughter Seraphina (12); and son Samuel, 9 – from her ten-year marriage to Ben Affleck, which ended in 2018.
Garner’s CEO produced Allison Torres as a married mother of three and starred in Miguel Arteta’s comedy, which premiered on Netflix last Friday.
Yes Day currently has a bad approval rate of 44% (out of 39 reviews) and 59% audience points on Rotten Tomatoes.
Premiere last Friday on Netflix! The 13 Going on 30-alu CEO, produced and starred as a married mother of three Allison Torres in Miguel Arteta (M)’s comedy
Yikes! Yes Day currently has a sad approval rating of 44% (out of 39 reviews) and 59% audience points on Rotten Tomatoes