March 3 (UPI) — Working mom Katie Holmes says she strives to give her daughter a “stable” upbringing.
The 38-year-old actress discussed the importance of being a “present” and involved mom to Suri, her 10-year-old daughter with ex-husband Tom Cruise, in the April issue of Town & Country.
“Every day, kids get a little further away from you,” she explained. “That’s a positive thing. They should be becoming more independent, but it’s heartbreaking.”
Holmes split from Cruise in 2012 after five years of marriage, and has since been linked to actor Jamie Foxx. She told Entertainment Tonight in October that Suri inspired her directorial debut, All We Had, which opened in December.
“She gets a special thanks for everything, [for] every job I do, because she makes every day great and awesome and better,” the actress gushed. “I know myself better because of her.”
Holmes will reprise Jacqueline Kennedy in the Reelz miniseries The Kennedys: After Camelot, which premieres April 2. She shared her regard for the late first lady in the Town & Country interview.
“She was so graceful, even when she was scared or sad. I really admire her protection of the Kennedy name, her husband, and how much she wanted her children to be as grounded and normal and successful on their own as possible,” she said.
