Overview
- At The Rip premiere on Jan. 13, Affleck told E! News he won’t push Violet, 20, Seraphina, 17, or Samuel, 13, toward show business.
- He joked that he hopes his children “don’t waste their life acting,” while emphasizing they should have space to choose their own paths.
- On The Tonight Show, he said he brought his kids to visit Matt Damon’s The Odyssey set directed by Christopher Nolan, calling the experience “incredible.”
- Affleck described Nolan as serious about work but thanked him for allowing the family visit, noting his children were “really psyched” to be there.
- Garner recently told Marie Claire UK that parenting older kids means stepping back and letting them make their choices, echoing Affleck’s stance.