Ben Stiller shares insight into his split from wife Christine Taylor

Ben previously revealed that Ella had a conversation with him about “not being there” during his childhood due to his career.

“She's very vocal about it, and sometimes it's stuff I don't want to hear. It's hard to hear,” he told Squire. “Because it's me who is not there as I saw my parents (actors Jerry Stiller And Anne Meara) not being there. I had always thought, 'Well, I won't do that.'”

While noting that it “didn't feel good” to hear Ella say that, Ben said it was “important to acknowledge” her feelings: “But then it was this thing that, like, I was trying to manage my own desire to achieve. the hopes and dreams I had too.”

The actor went on to say that Ella and her brother Quinlin never took notes on his absences due to work, they just wanted to spend quality time with their father.

“What I learned is that your children don’t matter the results of your career,” he explained. “It would be solipsistic to think that my kids actually care. They just want a parent who is emotionally present and supportive. That's probably what they want more than me leaving and pushing the boundaries of my creativity .”