How Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman’s romance began on a movie set and quickly led to a wedding. Why the couple spent 11 years battling tabloids to protect their marriage and family from rumors. What ultimately caused their high-profile marriage to unravel.

Tom Cruise shared a few words about Nicole Kidman in a new interview, marking the first time in more than 20 years that the Mission: Impossible actor has spoken about his ex-wife in the press.

Cruise and Rogers ended their marriage after just a few years—but their union had a lasting effect on the movie star.