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Nicole Kidman recalls marriage to Tom Cruise: 'I didn't care about throwing my career away'
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Nicole Kidman recalls marriage to Tom Cruise: 'I didn't care about throwing my career away'

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Nicole Kidman reflected on her 1990 marriage to Tom Cruise, stating she was willing to sacrifice her career for love.
  • She recalled warnings about her career being overshadowed by Cruise's fame but prioritized her feelings at 23.
  • The couple adopted two children during their marriage, which ended in divorce in 2001.

Nicole Kidman, now 59, looked back on her whirlwind marriage to Tom Cruise, which began when she was just 23 and he was a global superstar. Despite warnings that her own burgeoning career could suffer, Kidman said she was undeterred, driven by her love for Cruise.

I thought, 'I don't care. I'm in love. I want to get married.' And then I became his 'wife' and I was reminded, 'See! We told you,'

— Nicole KidmanRecalling warnings about her career potentially suffering due to her marriage to Tom Cruise.

"I thought, 'I don't care. I'm in love. I want to get married.' And then I became his 'wife' and I was reminded, 'See! We told you,'" Kidman recounted in an interview with British Vogue. She emphasized her willingness to put her career aside, stating, "What? Am I not destined to marry the man I love? Of course I'm willing to throw my career away. I don't care."

What? Am I not destined to marry the man I love? Of course I'm willing to throw my career away. I don't care.

— Nicole KidmanDescribing her mindset at the time of her marriage to Tom Cruise.

The couple, who met while filming "Days of Thunder" in 1990, married the same year. They went on to star together in two more films, "Far and Away" (1992) and Stanley Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut" (1999). Their decade-long marriage produced two adopted children, Isabella and Connor, before their divorce in 2001. Kidman has previously spoken about the impact of the divorce and her subsequent estrangement from her children, who remained with Cruise and continued their involvement with Scientology.

We fell madly in love and it was that simple.

— Nicole KidmanOn the simplicity of her relationship with Tom Cruise.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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