Robert Downey Jr., wife Susan reveals “the two-week rule”

«To my wife, who found me as an abandoned puppy and like a good vet she saved me.” Last Sunday, on the stage of Dolby Theatre of Los Angeles, Robert Downey Jr. he dedicated to sweet halfSusan, the first Oscar of his careerwon Best Supporting Actor in the Motion Picture Oppenheimer. A few days later, she is a take the floor to reveal one of their secrets Lovewhich blossomed over twenty years ago and from which I am two children born.

“We have the two week rule», he said in an interview with Peoplewho put her husband on hers new cover. «A time that often seems too long, but whatever the case we never go more than 14 days without seeing each otherwithout the family being all together”, added Susan, producing profession, also referring to the two boys of the house, Exton (12) e Avril (9). «Fortunately, when we can, we manage to be pure a traveling group».

Of course, the work of Downey – who is also father of Indian (30) born from his previous marriage to the musician Deborah Falconer – wears it often in remote corners of the world to shoot specific scenes. «The two-week rule remains as a basisthen you have to try to Don't think too far ahead. Also because much of what happens to us is unpredictable», underlined Susan, who met the Hollywood star in 2003, on the set of Ghotika: he is an actor, she is a producer.

Two years later, the couple is tied the knot. And today, in fact, it seems more united than ever. «I think it's essential to have a foundation in place, then flow with what happens. The good news, for us, is that in front of the camera only he goes there, therefore as a producer I have more flexibility in terms of travel», she concluded, praising the skills of her husband who is about to return to the screens with the series The sympathizer, where he plays four different characters.

«He approaches every role he plays with the same level of commitment, doing his best to create it.” And – probably – without ever forgetting «the two week rule».