Alison Brie can reduce her secret to a happy marriage to just one word.

Communication. Its all about good communication, the Community actor, who has been married to fellow actor and director Dave Franco for five years, told ET in an interview published Wednesday.

Everybody says it, but I think thats why we try to work together so much honestly, just so we can spend more time together, she told the outlet. So we dont have to be apart so much.

But even when were apart, we really make an effort to connect every day, and thats important, Brie added.

Brie and Franco first met in New Orleans in 2011 under rather wild circumstances.