Dennis Quaid isn't sad about the end of his marriage to Meg Ryan.
The 70-year-old actor recently reflected on his 10-year relationship with the “When Harry Met Sally” actress, 62, whom he married in 1991.
Appearing on Friday's episode “Who's talking to Chris Wallace?”. On Max, the 76-year-old journalist asked Quaid how much pressure the former couple's combined fame had put on their relationship.
“What happened? When I met Meg I was here career-wise and she was here too and then it just happened like that,” Quaid responded, indicating with his hands that Ryan's fame level had risen higher than it did while he was with her.
“I tried to be the bigger person and tell myself it's okay with me, but people are people,” the star added. “When I went into rehab she was on the upswing and Meg is a really great, lovely person and really talented and she deserves all her success.”
Quaid wasn’t ready to change his romance, which produced his 32-year-old son Jack.
He added, “But I have no regrets about my marriage to Meg, and we got Jack Quaid out of the relationship who will probably eclipse both of us.”
Meg and Quaid's son has continued to land major acting roles in recent years, including appearing as a series regular on “The Boys” and playing a supporting role in the hit film “Oppenheimer.”
This isn’t the first time Quaid has reflected on Ryan’s rise to fame during their marriage. He previously admitted that, at times, he felt somewhat overshadowed by the “Sleepless in Seattle” alumnus.
“I was a big deal when we met,” Quaid recalled during an appearance on “Megyn Kelly Today” in 2018. “We would go out on the streets of New York and it was like, ‘Meg! Meg!’ And I have to admit, I really felt like I disappeared. I didn't think I was that small, but I was. It was an opportunity for growth — I learned from her.”
“The Parent Trap” actor said that despite the pressures of being in the spotlight, his marriage to Ryan was “the most successful relationship of my life.”
The former couple was considered one of Hollywood's power couples, but they split due to alleged infidelity on both sides. At the time of their breakup, Ryan was seen mingling with her “Proof of Life” co-star Russell Crowe.
But the actress insisted at an event in 2006 that Crowe, 60, was not to blame for the end of their “unhealthy marriage”. “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”
“I think once the tabloids get their hands on three celebrity names you're really in trouble… I didn't give up my marriage for Russell Crowe,” she said. “I gave up my marriage.”
During an interview with InStyle a few years later, the romantic comedy queen addressed Quaid’s infidelity.
“It was a great story. But what was not in the story was the reality of my nine-year marriage,” Ryan told the outlet. According to Haney. “Dennis was not faithful to me for a long time, and that was very painful. I found out more about that after the divorce.”
Quaid was previously married to PJ Soles from 1978 to 1983. He later married Kimberly Buffington from 2004 to 2018. He is currently married to Laura Savoie, whom he married in 2020.
Meanwhile, Ryan an on and off relationship with singer John Mellencamp until he broke off their engagement For good in 2019.
In 2023, the actress, who is also mom to 20-year-old daughter Daisy, whom she adopted in 2006, admitted dating hasn’t gotten easier with age.
“It's just as funny as ever,” Ryan said. glamour in 2023. “I don't think anybody can ever be good at it. People might do it. I don't.”
Sharing her worst date, the icon recalled: “I went on one date in college where he took me on a motorcycle ride through northern Connecticut and Massachusetts. It was awesome. We had dinner, and when we got back to my dorm room, I was like, 'I had a great time, Phil.' And his name was something like Bob. I never heard of him again. I misunderstood everything, but it was fun.”
