Nicole Kidman Shut Down A “Sexist” Question About Her Ex-Husband Tom Cruise And Said She Doesn’t Want To Be “Pigeonholed” Months After Recalling The Media Frenzy Over Their Marriage

However, things came to an end in February 2001 after Tom filed for divorce, citing “irreconcilable differences.” Much like their marriage, the pair’s split was widely scrutinized by the media.

“This film says you can make an extraordinary relationship thrive and leave remnants of it that exist forever. Yeah, that’s really gorgeous,” she continued. 

“And I think that’s all very relatable,” she added. “You may have kids with them. You may not, but they were very much in love.”

“Maybe I’ve gotten a bit more trepidatious, but I’m always trying to be as open as possible,” she laughed. “I just prefer to live in the world that way. … I’m wary at times, and I’ve been hurt.”

“But at the same time, I much prefer a warm approach rather than a prickly shut-down approach,” she said.

Nicole continued, “My husband, Keith [Urban, whom she married in 2006], says that when he met me, he said, ‘How’s your heart?’ And I apparently responded, ‘Open.’”