Ben Affleck opened up about his addiction issues and his love for his ex-wife Jennifer Garner on Monday’s Today show.

Affleck said, “It doesn’t really bother me to talk about alcoholism and being an alcoholic. It’s part of my life. It’s something that I deal with. It doesn’t have to sort of subsume my whole identity and be everything, but it is something that you have to work at. I feel like I had a problem and I really want to address it, and I take some pride in that.”

Affleck also talked about his adoration for his ex-wife. About how he raises his kids with Jennifer Garner, he said,  “I’m lucky they’ve got a great mom. She helps out a great deal with making sure that we co-parent in as good a way as possible.”

Today co-host Hoda Kotb said, “You can tell you still love her, when you just talked about her.” Affleck responded, “Of course. She’s wonderful. You know, somebody’s the mother of your kids, they’re gonna be the most important, central person in your life, and that’s good.”