Jennifer Garner has revealed that both she and her husband, Ben Affleck, plan their careers around their children.
The mum-of-three says she tries to put her kids, eight-year-old Violet, Seraphina who is five and 23-month-old Samuel, ahead of any big movie part.
Talking about Ben taking on the role of Batman in Man of Steel, the 41-year-old said: “Of course I was in favour of him doing the part. But the kids don't really get it. They don't really know those films. They'll understand soon enough but right now that's a bit of a fog for them. Thankfully we don't look at the year ahead and go, 'OK I'll work these two months, you stay at home’.”
She added: “It's more like, 'This has come up.' So before we panic and say we can't do it, let's sit down together and see if we can make it happen. Maybe Brad and Angelina can plan their lives like that, but it doesn't work like that for us.''
When she finished filming the Dallas Buyers Club, Jennifer admits that she took a beak because she “wanted to be around for Ben when he was travelling with Argo.”
The American actress added: “I felt like I needed to be there with him, which wasn't a decision I took lightly. But Ben had been home while I was working and, really, we just try and make it work.”
