Kristin Davis recalled the awkward moment when she didn’t recognize Tom Cruise at the Golden Globes more than two decades ago.
During an interview with People published on Wednesday, January 14, Davis, 60, opened up about attending the 2004 Golden Globe Awards alongside her Sex and the City costars Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kim Cattrall. Davis was running behind schedule for the event, and when she got there, she saw the women on the red carpet with a man who Davis later realized was Cruise, now 63.
“HBO always wanted the four of us to be together to have a group photo, which is really hard with the traffic and everything,” Davis told the outlet. “So, I was stressed. I was a little bit late for the four-shot, and I had just seen [Cruise’s The Last Samurai], and [Cruise’s] hair was long. So, I had just watched that one, and I didn’t know he’d cut his hair back off short.”
The actress continued, “I’m hurrying down the press line to join the other three, and I see that they’re talking to some dude. I’m like, ‘Why is there a guy in my spot?’”
Davis explained that when she made her way to her costars, it finally dawned on her who her costars were speaking to.
“So, I go up behind him, at which point he turns, and it’s Tom Cruise,” she reflected. “I grab his arm and jump up and down like I’m trying to rip his arm out of his shoulder blade. And then, really stupidly, I say, ‘I didn’t recognize you.’ And he says, ‘You didn’t recognize me?’ And I’m like, ‘Well, I just watched The Samurai and your hair was long.’ So, stupid, right?”
Despite having an awkward interaction with Cruise, Davis shared that the action star was “super sweet” about the mix-up and, they even posed for a group shot together.
“I felt so dumb, but he was so incredibly nice,” she said. “And then we all took pictures and he told us all how much he loved the show, so it was great.”
Davis recently participated in Golden Globes festivities to honor Parker, who was the recipient of this year’s Carol Burnett Award. During the Golden Eve special, Davis introduced her friend and costar, 60.
“The sun was shining extra brightly on me the day I met Sarah Jessica about 28 years ago. I remember her warm attention, her gentle caretaking and inquisitiveness,” Davis said in a speech on Thursday, January 8. “Little did I know this would be the beginning of the most incredible life and work experience I could ever imagine. And I am so deeply thankful that I found myself experiencing it with you my dear Sarah.”
Davis got emotional as she continued to gush over Parker and how the women formed a bond as “lifelong chosen family.”
“Sarah, it is a joy to be with you in this life,” she said. “And to be here tonight to honor you and the incredible Carol Burnett is a dream come true.”
Parker, for her part, also thanked Davis and her other Sex and the City costars in her speech. She also expressed her gratitude for husband Mathew Broderick and their family.
“To my beloved family, my brilliant husband, Matthew Broderick, who has been my husband for just shy of 30 years, who was giving me a family discount and all access pass to his master class in acting and comedy,” she said. “And [his] dedication and to the family we have made our divine James Wilkie, Loretta and Tabitha. Oh, God, I love you so deeply and admire you so much, the people you are becoming that every day at home and at work I want to make you proud.”
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