celeb news Tom Cruise shares a rare comment about ex-wife Nicole Kidman: "she's a great actress"

May 10

Tom Cruise is sharing some very rare comments about his ex-wife Nicole Kidman.

The 62-year-old Mission Impossible actor and the 57-year-old Babygirl actress were married from 1990 to 2001 and share two adopted children: Isabella, 32, Connor, 30.

In a new interview, Tom looked back at working with Nicole and late director Stanley Kubrick on the 1999 movie Eyes Wide Shut.

"I flew out to his house, and I landed in his backyard. I read the script the day before and we spent the day talking about it. I knew all of his films," Tom recalled to Sight and Sound, referring to Kubrik who died in 1999 at the age of 70.

"Then it was basically he and I getting to know each other," he added. "And when we were doing that, I suggested Nicole play the role [of Alice]. Because, obviously, she's a great actress."

"Whatever it's going to take [to make the movie], we're going to do this," Tom further told Kubrick.

"I thought the film was very interesting, and I wanted to have that experience," Tom continued. "When I go to make a movie, I do a lot of detailed investigation and a lot of time with the people before I commit so that I understand what they need and want and they understand me and how we can work together and really create something very special."

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