In a November 1 interview, Tom Cruise said of his marriage to Katie Holmes: "I feel lucky. I have a lot of respect for her as an artist, as a woman."

The handsome, slightly insane actor told Entertainment Tonight, "She's a very strong, gracious woman. She's very funny, a great comedian."

Married life, he continued, is "all very good, all very lovely."

Tom Cruise referred to Holmes as "Kate" throughout the interview. He said that he is looking forward to the premiere of her new movie, Mad Money.

As for raising daughter young daughter Suri Cruise, now 18 months, he said he and Holmes share parenting duties "just like everybody else, you just have work it out. You make it work. We've gotten pretty good at organizing everything."

Laughing, he added, "I don't sleep much anyway."

The male half of TomKat said that Paris, where the interview took place, "has significance to me in this time of my life. It's the city where I proposed to Kate."