Ben Affleck is a very typical dad.
Like every parent, the Air director’s kids Violet, 19, Seraphina, 16, and Samuel, 13—whom he shares with ex Jennifer Garner—don’t believe he’s cool, but he might be making progress with his youngest.
“My son loves everybody but he’s shocked that I somehow know people he thinks are cool,” Ben joked to E! News’ Will Marfuggi at the Accountant 2 premiere April 16. “He’s like, ‘Why do these people want to hang out with my dad?’ Which may be a valuable question but I’m getting away with it.”
Indeed, Ben—whose celeb pals include Matt Damon and costars Jon Bernthal and J. K. Simmons—only recently crossed the threshold after Samuel watched The Accountant for the first time to prepare for the premiere of its sequel, which officially hits theaters April 25.
“He watched it and was like, ‘Dad, I think it might be my favorite movie of yours,’” Ben gushed. “That was high praise which doesn’t come easy from your kids.” (For more from Ben and others from the Accountant 2 cast, tune into E! News tonight, April 17, at 11 p.m.)
As the 52-year-old put it, “If I get one positive review from my kids I stick with it—quit while I’m ahead.”
Of course, the Good Will Hunting alum has previously emphasized that he’s more focused on being a father figure to Samuel, rather than being his friend.
“I’m aware of the importance of a father being there,” Ben explained to WSJ. magazine in 2021. “As I was moving into adulthood as an adolescent, I remember casting around for an example, and the helplessness and the fear that come with not having something to hold on to, by way of example. So you trial-and-error your way towards manhood.”
For Ben—who recently went viral for telling his 13-year-old he needed to mow lawns in exchange for a luxury pair of sneakers—being a “positive reinforcement” in his son’s life is his main priority.
“Boys need to be taught,” he continued. “How to behave, how to conduct yourself. What your values should be. The ways my father did that for me are really meaningful.”
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