Jennifer Garner has opened up about a vulnerable moment from her past as she recalled her audition for the hit TV series Felicity, where she found herself overwhelmed by emotions, leading to tears in a bathroom stall.

The 13 Going on 30 recalled the instance from her guest appearance role as Hannah Bibb, the ex-girlfriend of Noel Crane (Scott Foley), in the J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves-created series.

While conversing at The Ringer’s Dear Felicity podcast, Garner said, “I remember the audition. I remember going into the bathroom after because the scene was so emotional and I needed to cry.”

The Alias star added, “I needed to hide in the bathroom stall and finish the cry that I started in the audition because it was such a powerful scene.”

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Garner revealed that Abrams asked her to return later to re-audition for the role, the former Felicity star Greg Grunberg, and the podcast host jokingly said, “That makes sense to me, because you’re not very good. I totally get it. I mean, notes, notes — you know what? Let me give her a block of notes to take home.”

The Family Switch star added, “I do need that, though. I’ve always loved a ton of feedback. I love that about working with J.J. and with Matt. They are helpful and they are true directors. They aren’t just like, ‘Okay, that seems fine. You have another one in you?’ They have an idea, and they’re helping guide you to the best version of whatever you show up with.”

Jennifer Garner explained, “That was true in the audition process as well,” adding, “After the first read, then I really was invested and was like, ‘Oh gosh, I really wanna do this.’”