United Kingdom, May 20 -- Elizabeth Banks' son doesn't think acting is worth the "effort".

The 51-year-old actress - who has sons Felix, 14 and Magnus, 12, with her husband Max Handelman - revealed one of her boys recently had a role in a school production, but wasn't impressed with the return he got for the work he put in.

She told E! News: "My son was recently in a school play and he said, 'That was a lot of effort for flowers and some applause!' "

While it's unclear if her sons will follow in her big screen footsteps, the 'Charlie's Angels' actress admitted her friend's kids have started to discover her movies.

She laughed: "I recently got a text from a friend who said, 'Just so you know, our son saw 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin'.

'I w...