Buttons dont work inside movie clip

god i feel so dumb…sigh…

okay so what i cant figure out is…(still earning as3)
i have these 2 buttons that are nested inside of movie clip…

i havent added any code to em yet or nothing…

ALL I LITERALLY did was, i have MC-a and went inside it, created 2 button symbols, and tested movie just to see how it’d look but when i rolled over the buttons they didnt work. they dont have roll over/out/press/hit states at all…it acts like its a regular graphic.

i took the same buttons, copy/cut/paste on the main stage and work just fine.

im sure im missing something…i searched google but cant find anything solid.
can i not put buttons inside a movie clip??? that cant be…im lost

thanks in advance…:jail: