Braff Confesses Career Obsession Cost Him Family and Long-Term Relationships

What was said

"I don't have a family. I don't have children. I don't currently even have a partner. I, uh, you know, I, I, we, when you're doing what I do, you often will have to go away for long periods of time. So I, uh, I, I would love to have that stuff, but that's probably for me personally. Other people are very good at managing it and figuring it out."

The Garden State director admitted he has sacrificed family life and sustained relationships due to his single-minded focus on filmmaking and creative work over the past 25 years. Braff acknowledged that while others in Hollywood balance personal and professional lives successfully, his own obsessive attention to career has prevented him from cultivating meaningful long-term partnerships or starting a family, something he expresses regret about.