Nearly 25 years after their divorce, Tom Cruise still appears to be a fan of ex-wife and 'Eyes Wide Shut' co-star Nicole Kidman.

In a rare interview with Sight and Sound (via Us Weekly ), Cruise said when he first met with the prolific director to discuss what would be his final film, he suggested his wife at the time, Nicole Kidman, play the freespirted Alice Harford opposite his repressed New York socialite, Bill Harford.

The former couple, who share two kids, was married from 1990 to 2001Tom Cruise made rare comments about ex-wife Nicole Kidman in a new interview with the British Film Institute's Sight and Sound magazineThe actor praised Kidman's acting abilities and spoke about how he played a role in getting her a part in 1999's Eyes Wide ShutCruise and Kidman,