Stanley knew that's how he worked best. Even so, there were moments when they wondered what they'd got themselves into. The long shoot, and its subject matter, eventually took a toll physically on Cruise. I didn't want to tell Stanley. I wanted this to work, but you're playing with dynamite when you act.
Emotions kick up.
You try not to kick things up, but you go through things you can't help. Kidman could see the pressure building. We were both dealing with jealousy and sex in a way that it was always lurking around. That's quite a strange thing to always have with you, day in and day out. You never quite walk away from it.