United Kingdom, Jan. 16 -- Ben Affleck hopes his kids "don't waste their life acting".

The Hollywood actor is father to three children - Violet, 20, Seraphina, 17, and Samuel, 13 - with his ex-wife Jennifer Garner and he's adamant the former couple " would "never push" their kids into the family business.

Speaking to E! News at the premiere of his new film The Rip, Affleck explained: "You put something on your children when you have a public life and that's complicated,. We really want to give them room to figure out what they want to do.

"I wouldn't push them into that. They're brilliant and lovely and wonderful and we love them and we're proud of them and hope that they don't waste their life acting."

He went on to admit his childre...