United Kingdom, Jan. 14 -- Ben Affleck wants his children to follow their own passions in life.

The 53-year-old star - who has Violet, 20, Seraphina, 17, or Samuel, 13, with his ex-wife Jennifer Garner - has insisted he won't push his kids towards careers in the film industry.

Ben - who was married to Jennifer Garner between 2005 and 2018 - told E! News: "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."

Ben didn't grow up with the same level of privilege as his ch...