Brody ready to marry and have a family

Actor Adrien Brody wants to settle down and start a family after finding his dream home in the New York countryside.

The actor, 35, has been dating Spanish actress Elsa Pataky for two years after they met in Madrid, Spain.

They have since made a movie together, Dario Argento's crime thriller 'Giallo', and set up home after Brody bought a 19th century castle in upstate New York as a surprise birthday present for Pataky last year.

And he is now keen for their romance to develop further.

He says: "She has an incredibly pure spirit. There are lots of beautiful women in the world, but it is very difficult to imagine someone with the physical beauty that Elsa possesses but who also has the same beautiful soul."

When asked whether the couple is planning to wed, he adds: "Hopefully. Sometimes, life helps you decide," before musing, "This would be a remarkable place for a child to grow up in."