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Jennifer Garnerhas been enjoying a sting of fun roles lately, but she had a moment of doubt about her career after giving birth to her third child in 2012.The actress, 46, opened up about deciding to return to work after taking a small break following 6-year-old Samuel’s birth. Garner was married to then-husbandBen Affleckat the time and the two had already welcomed daughters Violet in 2005 and Seraphina in 2009.“I would have to decide, ‘No I actually do love this job,’ ” GarnertoldVarietyof deciding on rolesafter becoming a mom.But the actress took a six-month break after Samuel was born because “three kids just knocks you flat on your ass,” before an phone call with her then-agent of 20 years Patrick Whitesell made her rethink her career.“Patrick said, ‘Either this is the telephone call about you doingDallas Buyers Cluband how we’re going to make that happen, or it’s a telephone call about your retirement,’” Garner said. “That was a real moment of decision and clarity and I loved him for it because it forced me to say, ‘OK, I am not ready to be home all the time.’ ”RELATED VIDEO: A Family Affair!Jennifer GarnerAttends Walk of Fame Ceremony Alongside Her Three KidsThese days, Garner expertly balances her family life with her career, and has starred in a string of emotionally fulfilling movies likeLove, Simonand theTribes of Palos Verdes.The star also worked “really hard” forPeppermint, which stars Garner as a self-made killer set to avenge her husband and daughter’s brutal homicide. It marks her return to action, and sheattributed her hiatus from the genre to becoming a mother.“I had done so much action and then I started having babies. It’s hard on your body. So I was pregnant. I was nursing. I was recovering from those things and it took a long time,” she toldExtra.But despite her commanding on-screen presence, her little ones’ perception of the star remains unchanged. “They just want me to come home and be mom,” Garner said.Pepperminthits theaters September 7.
Jennifer Garnerhas been enjoying a sting of fun roles lately, but she had a moment of doubt about her career after giving birth to her third child in 2012.
The actress, 46, opened up about deciding to return to work after taking a small break following 6-year-old Samuel’s birth. Garner was married to then-husbandBen Affleckat the time and the two had already welcomed daughters Violet in 2005 and Seraphina in 2009.
“I would have to decide, ‘No I actually do love this job,’ ” GarnertoldVarietyof deciding on rolesafter becoming a mom.
But the actress took a six-month break after Samuel was born because “three kids just knocks you flat on your ass,” before an phone call with her then-agent of 20 years Patrick Whitesell made her rethink her career.
“Patrick said, ‘Either this is the telephone call about you doingDallas Buyers Cluband how we’re going to make that happen, or it’s a telephone call about your retirement,’” Garner said. “That was a real moment of decision and clarity and I loved him for it because it forced me to say, ‘OK, I am not ready to be home all the time.’ ”
RELATED VIDEO: A Family Affair!Jennifer GarnerAttends Walk of Fame Ceremony Alongside Her Three Kids
These days, Garner expertly balances her family life with her career, and has starred in a string of emotionally fulfilling movies likeLove, Simonand theTribes of Palos Verdes.
The star also worked “really hard” forPeppermint, which stars Garner as a self-made killer set to avenge her husband and daughter’s brutal homicide. It marks her return to action, and sheattributed her hiatus from the genre to becoming a mother.
“I had done so much action and then I started having babies. It’s hard on your body. So I was pregnant. I was nursing. I was recovering from those things and it took a long time,” she toldExtra.
But despite her commanding on-screen presence, her little ones’ perception of the star remains unchanged. “They just want me to come home and be mom,” Garner said.
Pepperminthits theaters September 7.
source: people.com
