Russell Crowe's wife Danielle Spencer has reportedly said that that her Oscar winning husband can be "volatile".
In an interview The Australian Women's Weekly magazine, the musician, who has sons Charlie and Tennyson with Crowe, said that the media have made him a "caricature" by turning him into a stereotypical "angry man".
She said: "He's quite a volatile person, sure, but he also has a very warm and soft and funny side to him, too.
"He's multi-faceted, as most people are, but the media doesn't allow for shades of grey."
She also revealed that they want their children to have a "really normal life".
Speaking about the paparazzi, she said: "Each time I ventured out, we’d be attacked by a swarm of photographers, which, as a new mother, made my hackles rise and just made life completely claustrophobic.
"I didn’t like that phase of our lives at all – I couldn’t get out and be normal. And I like to be out and be normal. I like to sit in a café and observe people. I don’t want to be observed.”
She added: “I’m one of those people who walks up the red carpet looking a little bit stiff. I’ve got that half-smile on because I can’t do the Julia Roberts dazzling smile. I mean, I can smile, but not for 45 minutes straight.
"So I’m probably perceived as being a lot more serious than I really am."
