Dennis Quaid makes rare comment about Meg Ryan marriage

Dennis Quaid isn't mourning the end of his marriage to Meg Ryan.

The 70-year-old 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?” Speaking on Max's show, the 76-year-old journalist asked Quaid how much of a strain the former couple's fame had put on their relationship.

“You know what? When I met Meg, I was here working and she was here and just kind of went from there,” Quaid replied, gesturing with his hands to Ryan's much higher level of fame now than when they were together.

“I tried to make myself sound bigger and told myself I didn't care, but I'm human,” Star continued. “While I was in rehab, she was growing. Meg is such an amazing, kind person and is really talented and deserves all of her success.”

Quaid had no intention of changing their romantic relationship, which resulted in the birth of their 32-year-old son, Jack.

“But I have no regrets about my marriage to Meg and we had Jack Quaid, who may end up being a bigger force than both of us,” he added.

Meg and Quaid's son has continued to land major acting roles in recent years, including a regular role on “The Boys” and 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, having previously admitted he sometimes felt overshadowed by his 'Sleepless in Seattle' star.

“When we met, I was a celebrity,” Quaid recalled during an appearance on “Megyn Kelly Today” in 2018. “Every time I went out on the streets of New York, people would call out, 'Meg! Meg!' And I really felt like I'd disappeared, to be honest with you. I didn't think I was that small, but I was. It was an opportunity for me to grow. I learned from it.”

The “It's Hard Being Dad” actor said his marriage to Ryan is “the most successful relationship of my life,” despite the pressures that come with being in the spotlight.

The former couple were seen as one of Hollywood's power couples for years before splitting amid allegations of infidelity on both sides, when Ryan was spotted getting cozy with his “Proof of Life” co-star Russell Crowe.

But the starlet insisted during a 2006 appearance on the show that Crowe, 60, wasn't responsible for the end of their “very unhealthy marriage.” “The Oprah Winfrey Show”

“I think if the tabloids take three famous people's names, I'm in real trouble… I didn't leave my marriage for Russell Crowe,” she added. “I left my marriage.”

Years later, in an interview with InStyle magazine, the rom-com queen addressed Quaid's infidelity.

“It was a great story, but it didn't describe the reality of my nine-year marriage,” Ryan told the outlet. Per honey. “Dennis was unfaithful to me for a long time and that was very painful. I only found out more about it after we got divorced.”

Quaid was previously married to PJ Soles from 1978 to 1983. He was then married to Kimberly Buffington from 2004 to 2018. He is currently married to Laura Savoie in 2020.

Meanwhile, Ryan On-off relationship With singer John Mellencamp Broke off the engagement In 2019 for good.

The actress, who is now mother to 20-year-old daughter Daisy, whom she adopted in 2006, admitted that dating isn't easy, even as she gets older.

“It's still as ridiculous as ever,” Ryan said. Glamour The year is 2023. “I don't think anyone can be good. Maybe some people can be good, but not me.”

Sharing the worst date she's ever been on, she recalled, “We dated in college and he took me on a motorcycle ride around northern Connecticut and Massachusetts. It was awesome. We ended up having dinner and when I biked back to my dorm room, I was like, 'That was awesome, Phil.' His name was something like Bob. I never heard from him again after that. It was all wrong, but it was fun.”