Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky have experienced some "complicated times" in their relationship

The Hollywood star said on the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast: "Both having a sort of adventurous spirit, making time for one another. I think the complicated times have been when it's been all work, all kids, and all of a sudden the 'us' in the relationship is sort of non-existent.

"You're just kind of managing a household or the work-family schedule. Elsa will be off at work, and I'll be off at work and then it's chaos with kid time, and so sort of removing ourselves from all of that and just having time for the two of us and making space for each other rather than the rest of the world that can be so all-consuming."

Chris - who has India, 13, and 11-year-old twins Sasha and Tristan with Elsa - admits that married life can be challenging. However, the movie star has always been determined to "make it work".

He said: "I think it's hard for anyone, really. It's all relative. Yeah, it's challenging, but we also have opportunity to make it work.

"We have no excuse as far as how much time we can make for each other due to the support we can get due to our situation."

Meanwhile, Chris previously admitted that he loves the challenges of fatherhood.

The movie star also confessed that it's changed his entire outlook on life and his movie career.

Speaking to E! News in 2015, the actor explained: "I think it makes you less selfish, because it's no longer about you.

"It can't be. It's about someone else, which is refreshing. It's nice to not spend all your time thinking about your own problems and garbage up there and I just have so much fun doing it. It's the best. And now I'm a bit more choosy, I think, with when I work and how I work because it better be worthwhile to take me away from them."