Warren Beatty Shares Secret to Love: After 30 Years with Wife They Still Give Gifts & Go on Dates

• Warren Beatty, known as Hollywood's legendary Lotharios, is now a family man thanks to the love at first sight.

• Warren Beatty shared the secrets of his marriage.

• "The best thing that's ever happened to me — was Annette and having four kids," Warren Beatty said.

Warren Beatty, the octogenarian actor, was a certified bachelor when his career began in the 1960s. He was a ladies' man with a reputation for enjoying female company when he was not on set.

Yet all that changed when he met his wife, Annette. He claimed that she changed his mind about the lifestyle he was living and made him see that he wanted to have a wife and children to raise with her.

Beatty starred in movies such as "Bonnie and Clyde" and "Dick Tracy" and had a wonderful time with many women during the early parts of his career. However, in 1991, he met Anette Bening on the set of the film "Bugsy." He was in his 50s at the time.

The actor revealed that it was love at first sight when he met Annette, and he decided then and there that he was ready to settle down and raise a family with Annette. When talking about falling in love with his wife, Beatty said:

"It took about ten minutes to fall in love with her. Maybe five."

While he was sure that he wanted to be with Annette for the rest of his life, he admitted going through a mourning period for the life he had lived before he had met her and decided she would be his future.

When asked how he knew that he would be able to settle down with his wife, Beatty revealed that he had been trying to avoid divorce rather than avoiding marriage and knew when he met Annette that they would never divorce.

Gifts, Dates: How Do They Keep the Romance Alive after 30 Years?

The couple has now been married for over 30 years, which is uncommon in Hollywood marriages. Therefore, they have often been asked how they have remained in love for so many years.

Beatty and his wife have said many things contribute to their being together all this time, but one key thing is the element of surprise. Beatty said his wife surprises him every day.

Annette agreed that surprise was essential and said her husband continually did things she did not expect from him. Apart from surprises, the pair also still go on date nights and enjoy one another's company.

Last year the couple even went on a romantic vacation for Valentine's Day. Annette said there was little pressure for them to do anything for Valentine's Day, and they usually just gave each other a flower or a sweet note.

"I Always Knew I Wanted to Have Children.": Beatty Is a Father of Four

Although Beatty led a bachelor's lifestyle before he met his wife, he did not doubt that he would one day start a family. "I always knew I wanted to have children," Beatty once said when asked about his family.

He revealed that when he started his family, he wanted to do it the right way and with a woman who felt the same way about starting a family. He found this in Anette, and they welcomed Steven, Ben, Isabel, and Ella.

When Annette and Beatty began expanding their family, he took a break from the spotlight to help his wife. He said:

"The most important thing that's ever happened — the best thing that's ever happened to me — was Annette and having four kids."

He went back to acting briefly after welcoming all his children, has lived a notoriously private life with his beautiful family, and has often bragged about them in interviews or on talk shows. We wish Annette and Beatty many more happy and healthy years together.