Angelina Jolie says she and Brad Pitt “need” to be together.

The actress - who raises six children, adopted trio, Maddox, Zahara and Pax, and biological kids Shiloh and twins Knox and Vivienne, with Brad - insists she and the Hollywood heartthrob always make quality time for each other without their kids to keep the spark in their romance.

“The children certainly tie us together, but a relationship won’t hold if it’s only about the kids. You also must be really interested in each other and have a really, really wonderful, exciting time together. We do. Brad and I love being together. We enjoy it. We need it, and we always find that special time. We stay connected. We talk about it. It’s very important,” the actress tells Parade.

Angelina, 35, also revealed one of the most amazing things about Brad, 46, is that he loves her unconditionally and accepts all her “flaws.”

“If Brad and I are strong and happy, then our kids have happy parents, and that’s the best thing we can give them. Brad knows me completely, exactly as I am, every part of me. He loves me. The kids love me. They know all my flaws and all my oddities. And they accept them. And so I can feel complete.”