Robert Downey Jr. and his wife Susan won't go any longer than two weeks without seeing each other.
Robert Downey Jr and his wife Susan have been married for almost 20 years
The 58-year-old actor has been married to producer Susan, 50, since 2005 and has Exton, 12, as well as nine=year-old Avri with her and despite his busy Hollywood career, Susan has now explained that they have never been apart for longer than a fortnight, which helps keep the family "together".
She told People: "We do have a two-week rule, which often feels too long, but we don't go more than two weeks without seeing each other and the family being together. Fortunately, we prefer to be a traveling circus when we can be."
Susan explained that she and the family only think of the "basic rule" in the short-term, and don't think of anything further than that because their lives are so "unpredictable".
She said: "You keep the basic rule of two weeks, and then you don't try and think too far ahead, because so much of what we do is oddly unpredictable. You just never know. Someone might get sick, or there might be a shutdown, or this or that.
"So you just have to have some basic things in place, and then you have to be willing to flow with the rest of it,It just gives me, honestly, something to attach my neurosis to that's positive."
But unlike, the 'Oppenheimer' star - who recently won an Oscar for his role in the wartime epic - Susan is not in front of the camera and that therefore gives her more "flexibility" when it comes to planning.
She said: "The good news is I'm not in front of the camera, and so as a producer I end up with a little bit more flexibility in terms of location, of where I would need to be. I really admire and have a lot of empathy for couples who both have to be in front of the camera, because you get stuck and you have to make those choices."
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