# “It’s all I’ve ever wanted to do”: the 2008 role Jennifer Garner called “a dream come true”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/its-all-ive-ever-wanted-to-do-the-2008-role-jennifer-garner-called-a-dream-come-true/
- Published: 2026-08-05T15:15:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-25T05:45:09+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/its-all-ive-ever-wanted-to-do-the-2008-role-jennifer-garner-called-a-dream-come-true/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Garner recalled loving theatre despite starring in many body-swap films
- She called a 2008 Broadway Cyrano de Bergerac role "a dream come true"
- Garner will appear in Netflix's upcoming 13 Going on 30 reboot

## Summary

A Far Out Magazine piece revisits Jennifer Garner's career, noting the actress has repeatedly appeared in "body swap" style films with wish-fulfilment plots, from 13 Going on 30 in 2004 to Family Switch in 2023, while her real passion lay elsewhere. The article draws on a 2008 interview in which Garner described landing a stage role opposite Kevin Kline in a Broadway adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac as "a dream come true", reflecting a lifelong love of theatre instilled by her family.

Garner told The Independent that her parents prioritised theatre trips despite limited money growing up, including queuing for half-price tickets in London. She also recalled working as a New York restaurant hostess in the early 1990s, where she once had to accommodate comedian Steve Martin, star of Roxanne, itself a modern retelling of Cyrano de Bergerac. The article notes Garner remains busy with projects including the series The Five Star Weekend and an upcoming Netflix reboot of 13 Going on 30 alongside Jessica Alba.

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