Celebrity Celebrity Couples Ben Affleck Just Said the Absolute Sweetest Thing About Jennifer Garner By Kelsey Glein Kelsey Glein Twitter Kelsey Glein is a Seattle-based writer and editor who covers all things fashion, beauty, and pop culture. She was previously the Digital Editor of InStyle and is currently a Social Media Manager at a cosmetics company. InStyle's editorial guidelines Updated on December 13, 2016 @ 06:30PM Pin Share Tweet Email Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty They may broken hearts everywhere when they announced their split last year, but Ben Affleck has nothing but love and praise for Jennifer Garner. The Justice League star opened up about his family during a recent sit down with New York Times journalist Chip McGrath, where he called his three kids—Violet, 11, Seraphine, 7, and Samuel, 4—his greatest success. Despite winning two Oscars, the actor didn't hesitate to answer when he was asked what the most defining moment of his life has been. "In my career or otherwise, it is the birth of my children," Affleck said wholeheartedly. "The entrance of my children into the world. It's a joy to hang out with them. I think the meaning of life is to make good people." VIDEO: Jennifer Garner's Best Red Carpet Looks But the accolades for his loved ones didn't stop there—he went on to call Garner the "greatest mom in the world." That's quite the shout-out, if you ask us. Ben Affleck’s and Jennifer Garner's Son Got a Cold from Prince George Watch the full interview by clicking on the video above, and take a look back at Affleck and Garner's cutest couple moments in our gallery.