Tom Cruise explains his outburst of love on TV

LONDON: Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise earned flak years ago when he enthusiastically declared his love for Katie Holmes on the "Oprah Winfrey Show", but now the actor is more reflective and says he could have handled things better.

Mirror.co.uk reports him saying: "There are things that I could have done better. I could have handled things better. I was surprised at the criticism, but it brought everyone closer together - Katie's entire family and my family.

"Going through that stuff is not pleasant and I think it hit an extreme, but Kate's a very sure and confident and strong woman. She gets it, you know. She is incredibly wise and very, very strong and confident, even though she is a very gracious and elegant person.

"As a father and a husband you want to protect your family and tell them not to worry because it is all going to be okay. You just learn from it and move on and I know that. I have a blessed life because I have a happy family and children that I adore and everyone knows how I feel about Kate. It just brought us even closer together."