Tom Cruise praises ex-wife Nicole Kidman in rare comments as romance rumors with Ana de Armas heat up

Tom Cruise is fondly remembering an experience with ex-wife Nicole Kidman.

Cruise, who was married to Kidman from 1990 to 2001, spoke to Sight and Sound magazine about his collaboration with legendary director Stanley Kubrick for 1999's "Eyes Wide Shut." In the erotic thriller, Cruise and Kidman co-star as a married couple, something Cruise now says was his idea.

"It was a great experience," he told the outlet of making the movie, according to Deadline. "I was very excited to do it.