Just because it happens in Hollywood doesn’t make it a fantasy life.
They’re hardly on the road to ruin, their paths marked by drug addiction and infamy.
At the time I was dating bad boys.
And then that was that and we fell in love," she gushed.
Maude was born in 1997 followed by Iris in 2002, and the rest is Hollywood history.
“I feel like my life is basically the same as everybody else’s.
We all have a family that we’re trying to make function.
All the issues that our kids have at each stage are the same.
Even so, at least one kid was technically marked out for stardom right from birth.
As Mann explained toInterviewin 2012, she chose her eldest daughter’s name very deliberately.
I literally watched that every weekend for years when I was in high school.
That kind of tone is what I like.”
Maude and Iris featured as Mann’s onscreen kids inKnocked Up,This Is 40,andFunny People.
On working with his kids, Apatow toldThe Hollywood Reporterin 2012 they’re complete naturals just like their mother.
… Maude can do it as well," he explained.
Likewise, Mann toldTHRshe felt incredibly fortunate to work with her kids, but she gets frustrated juggling responsibilities.
This is… real life?
2012’sThis Is 40was basically the Apatow family life put on screen, with Paul Rudd as the father stand-in.
“They’re not scared that cameras are around.
They get sucked into what their real problems are with each other.
“All sorts of crazy, hilarious, terrifying things were happening.
I would say ‘you think we should make a movie about this?’
And I would pray she would say yes,” he admitted.
They always think it’s about them.”
There was also no Wi-Fi in their house up until relatively recently.
But the truth is, they’re looking at whatever they want to look at.
If you’ve raised a solid, healthy child, they’ll learn how to navigate all of it.
But it’s still terrifying.
But my kids are doing great so far, so good," he said.
But it’s nice," she admitted.
However, Mann is aware she can’t just store up all that creative energy forever.
“I just get to that moment where everything drives me crazy.
She’s a writer too, like her dad.
She tells me when I look really bad and to change my clothes.
She thinks she’s probably way smarter than me and she probably is smarter than me.
Which is kind of annoying.”
Rather than holding her back, this actually prepared the young Apatow to branch out when the time came.
Because I’d done those movies…
I felt prepared and ready to do [my own]," she explained.
This prepared her for the role of rebellious teen Meredith inThe House of Tomorrow.
It’s widely accepted that Apatow knows funny.
That is, unless you ask his kids.
Iris Apatow, in particular, just doesn’t find her father that amusing.
According to Apatow, the younger Iris even told him his jokes make her hateall other comedy.
Thankfully, the feeling is mutual.
Appearing onLive with Kelly and Ryanin 2018, Mann said of Maude, “I love her.
She’s my favorite person in the world and I’m hers.
And why not be with the people you love the most and you like the most?
Like we really like each other.”
It all happens at the same time.
What’s a fun job?
Who are fun people?
What could this look like?
Iris is really talented and really hilarious now.
To be fair, they’re not wrong.
In particular, Iris' purposefully unconventionalbeauty tutorialwas heralded as a powerfully normal statement for a Hollywood kid.
Wolfhard features in the western style video alongside Apatow.
Because I know how hard it is and hard work pays off," advised the young actress.
Her short filmDon’t Mind Alicescreened at the 2018 Santa Barbara Film Festival, as shetrilledabout on Instagram.
Maude rather controversially dropped out of college to pursue her career, a decision her mother publicly supported.
Because as an actor, you don’t have much control over what happens.
I want to learn how to write better so I can write for myself."
