Jennifer Garner’s life in Hollywood has not rewarded her well, despite her 15-year-long relationship with the talented writer, director, and actor – Ben Affleck. But, she has kept her faith alive in cinema even though she’d had her hands full being a mother of three.
Juggling between her motherhood and acting career started to present a hard time for Garner as she couldn’t do both efficiently. She faced the most important dilemma in her life after giving birth to her third child.
Playing a mother in front of the camera and being an actual mother off camera pulled some of the greatest challenges in Jennifer Garner’s life.
But, appearing in a family movie and getting to experience being a reel-parent put her perspectives into place. Prior to that, she had always avoided taking on roles that could stereotype her acting.
Jennifer Garner Wanted To Be A Mother Of Substance
Bringing up three beautiful children since their marriage in 2005, Ben Affleck, on several occasions, has lauded her for being the most amazing mother to their kids.
Garner has admitted that tackling such vibrant roles in her life has streamlined her view of her acting performance, and she understood that she could not play the role of a parent in films due to a strong reason.
“That was kind of on purpose. I was nervous about merging the two – the real part of me and the work part of me,” she told Reuters.
It was only when her third child was on the way, did Jennifer Garner realize that she had to break that streak and The Odd Life of Timothy Green was just the project for her.
The Odd Life of Timothy Green Taught Her An Important Lesson
Five years after their divorce, Affleck stills counts on her ex-wife to take better care of the children as she has proven to be a great parent.
Running around in the home and playing doctor-patient can teach a lot about the dynamics and atmosphere that children should be provided with.
Jennifer Garner, while filming found out another lesson that was waiting for her in the film’s script.
“This role, I campaigned for it. I really went after it. This role was so right on so many levels – the messiness, the humiliation, and how a kid can humble you.”
Playing an imperfect parent to an orphan boy right after giving birth to an actual one felt like a gift, according to her statement to Variety.
Two decades after, Jennifer Garner is on her way to reliving her passion for Elektra as she is expected to be making her appearance in the highly anticipated MCU entry of Deadpool 3.
Source: Showbiz Cheat Sheet
