Jennifer Garner opens up about an ultimatum her former agent once gave her about either quitting acting or starring in the Dallas Buyers Club.
The 48-year-old actress considered the role of Dr. Eve Saks in the drama, with Matthew McConaughey in his Oscar-winning role.
Her then-agent, Patrick Whitesell, who also represented her then-husband Ben Affleck, issued her with an ultimatum in 2012, Garner reveals to The Hollywood Reporter.
Ultimatum: Jennifer Garner opens up about an ultimatum her former agent once gave her about either quitting acting or starring in Dallas Buyers Club
Jen as Eve: The 48-year-old actress contemplated the role of Dr. Eve Saks in the drama, with Matthew McConaughey in his Oscar-winning role.
Cover girl: Her then-agent, Patrick Whitesell, who also represented her then-husband Ben Affleck, issued her with an ultimatum in 2012, Garner reveals to The Hollywood Reporter
He said, “This is going to be a phone call about one of two things: it’s going to be a phone call about you doing this little movie, or it’s going to be a phone call about retirement,” she says.
Garner admits that she “asked enough of my reps, who worked for me and I said no to everything and kept getting pregnant.”
The actress added that she was ‘really overwhelmed’ by her third child with Affleck, Samuel, and during that time ‘Ben made Argo and I just tried to spin the plates’.
Acting or retiring: ‘He said,’ This is going to be a phone call about one of two things: it’s going to be a phone call about making this little movie, or it’s going to be a phone call about retiring, ” she says.
While she was incredibly busy at home, she also knew she wasn’t ready to give up her career just yet.
“I also knew I didn’t want to be done acting, so I said, ‘Okay, I’ll do it,’ ” Garner said of playing the role in Dallas Buyers Club, which ended up being a critically acclaimed hit, with Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto who both won Oscars.
Garner added that McConaughey, who she also starred with in Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, “has a special place in my heart.”
Oscar winners: “ I also knew I didn’t want to be done acting, so I said, ‘Okay, I’ll do it,’ ” Garner said of playing the role in the Dallas Buyers Club, which ended up being a critically acclaimed hit. , with Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto both winning Oscars
She added that the Oscar-winning actor always had her back during production and would even cover for her if she had to nurse between scenes.
Dallas Buyers Club was a turning point in her career, following a series of flops such as The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Arthur and The Invention of Lying.
She also opened up about the dynamic between her and ex-husband Ben Affleck, and how people react to both of them differently.
Turning point: Dallas Buyers Club was a turning point in her career, following a string of flops such as The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Arthur and The Invention of Lying
‘People are in awe of him. He’s done incredible things, he’s six-four, he’s … he, and they treat him with a kind of reverence, ” she revealed.
“They say people treat me like we’re in the middle of a conversation and they’d love to get back to it,” she added.
‘They’ll see me and say,’ Oh, I just wanted to tell you … ” said Garner.
Jen and Ben: She also brought up the dynamic between her and ex-husband Ben Affleck, and how people react differently to both