The former child star says the “pressure” of being able to work was “immense for me" Jason Bateman had lots of anxiety and felt plenty of pressure to continue working as a child actor — because he knew his family was relying on his income.

Jason Bateman has recently weighed in on downsides of being a child star.During an appearance on Conan O’ Brien’s Need A Friend podcast on February 24, the Silver Spoons actor

The actor also opened up in a new interview about how he almost quit show business and fled the country before his latest career resurgence.

Adding to the pressure was the requirement that child actors have to maintain at least a C average in school to update their work permit every six months. “The pressure of midte