Getty Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan called it quits after 10 years of marriage, but he still has fond memories! Quaid said on “Megyn Kelly Today” Monday, “[It was] my most successful relationship." "When we met, you know, I was the big deal. And then my career [came to a halt],” Dennis admitted. “We'd go out on the streets of New York and it would be like, 'Meg! Meg!' And I have to admit it, I actually did feel like I disappeared. I didn't think I was that small, but I was. It was a growth opportunity. I learned from that.” After Dennis and Meg were divorced, he married Kimberly Buffington, but they ended their marriage after 12 years. He is now dating model Santa Auzina, 32. The 64-year-old shared, “I like to be in a relationship. I do. It's more fun.”<doc-sep>Dennis Quaid is reflecting on his 10-year marriage to Meg Ryan. The 64-year-old actor sat down for an intimate interview with Megyn Kelly that aired on Monday on NBC, in which he talked about his relationship with Ryan. Quaid and Ryan married in 1991, and their divorce was finalized in 2001. They share one child together, 26-year-old Jack. Quaid said that when he was engaged to Ryan, he told her about his cocaine addiction at the time and checked himself into rehab. Later, he says he experienced a career slump after he got clean, while Ryan's career soared. In a memorable 2008 InStyle interview, Ryan acknowledged having had an affair with her Proof of Life co-star, Russell Crowe, but claimed that Quaid was unfaithful to her during their marriage as well. “My most successful relationship of my life," Quaid now says when asked about Ryan, whom he met on the set of 1987's Innerspace. "We met and I was the big deal ... then we'd be out in the streets of New York and they'd be like, 'Meg, Meg!'" "And I have to admit I kind of did feel like I disappeared," he continues. "I didn't think I was that small, but I was. It was a growth opportunity. I learned from that." Quaid is playing late President Ronald Reagan in an upcoming biopic, and reflected on his own love life in comparison to Reagan's incredible relationship with wife Nancy. Quaid has been married and divorced three times, and says he isn't sure yet if he has found that type of "close intimacy with one person for their entire life." "Isn't what what everybody wants?" he says. The father of three is currently in a relationship with 32-year-old model Santa Auzina, whom he's been dating since 2016. "I like being in a relationship," Quaid says. "I do. It's more fun." As for their age difference, he notes, "She and I, we don't think about it. I'm sure a lot of people do, but hey, they just have to get used to it." Later in the interview, Quaid also reflects on his many A-list co-stars. The actor appears to tear up when talking about the late Natasha Richardson -- whom he starred with in 1998's The Parent Trap, which he credits with reviving his career -- and also Lindsay Lohan. “She was one of the most talented people I ever met," he says of Lohan, who had to play two characters in The Parent Trap -- twins Annie and Hallie. "But for 11 years old when I met her, when we were doing the film, she had me believing there were twins. For real.” For more on Quaid's relationship with Auzina, watch the video below: Dennis Quaid Seems to Have a New Lady in His Life -- See the Pics! This video is unavailable because we were unable to load a message from our sponsors. If you are using ad-blocking software, please disable it and reload the page. RELATED CONTENT: Dennis Quaid Says He Did Cocaine Almost 'On a Daily Basis' in the '80s Dennis Quaid's Wife Files for Divorce a Second Time Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid's Son Jack Talks His 'Not Normal' Childhood and Parents' Divorce<doc-sep>18 years after their split, Dennis Quaid admits he felt overshadowed by Meg Ryan during their marriage 18 years after their split, Dennis Quaid admits he felt overshadowed by Meg Ryan during their marriage. On Monday, the actor, 64, appeared on Megyn Kelly TODAY where he was quizzed on his former costars and Ryan came up. The two fell in love while filming the 1988 movie D.O.A. and later married in 1991. They separated in June 2000 after welcoming son Jack Quaid in 1992. Get push notifications with news, features and more. But even though their marriage ended almost two decades ago, Quaid said Ryan, now 56, was “the most successful relationship of my life.” “When we met I was the big deal,” Quaid continued, adding that his career later stalled while hers skyrocketed in the ’90s. “We’d go out on the streets of New York and it would be like, ‘Meg! Meg!’ And I have to admit it, I actually did feel like I disappeared. I didn’t think I was that small, but I was. It was a growth opportunity — I learned from that.” Over the course of the interview, The Parent Trap star also addressed his past cocaine addiction, telling Kelly that he grew up in the ’60s and ’70s when “there was a completely different attitude” and cocaine use was allegedly the norm. “It was even in some movie budgets. I was basically doing cocaine pretty much on a daily basis during the ’80s,” he admitted. “I spent many, many a night screaming at God to ‘Please take this away from me and I’ll never do it again, cause I’ve only got an hour before I have to be at work.’ ” “Then at 4 o’clock in the afternoon I’d go, ‘Oh it’s not so bad,’ ” he added. "French Kiss" Los Angeles Premiere Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid | Credit: Steve Granitz/WireImage The actor said he decided to get help when he had a vision of what his life would look like if he continued. Quaid was engaged to Ryan when he went to rehab for his addiction. “I had what I call a white light experience where I saw myself either dead or losing everything that meant anything to me,” he said.<doc-sep>The beginning of the new year comes with the irresistible urge to start over fresh, which means it's a great time to get a haircut. 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Dennis Quaid married actress Meg Ryan back in 1991, and a decade later, the couple called it quits. But divorce and distant years don't equate a failed relationship as far as Quaid is concerned. In fact, the actor, who has been married and divorced three times in total, described their evolution from partners to co-parents as anything but a failure when he sat down with Megyn Kelly. When asked to sum up his feelings about his ex-wife, he simply responded that their bond was the "most successful relationship of my life." The two fell for each other while filming the 1988 thriller "D.O.A." and they went on to have a son together four years later. So what went wrong in the relationship that seemed so right? According to Quaid, part of the problem was how their careers compared. "When we met, you know, I was the big deal" he explained. But as his on-screen work hit a brief lull, Ryan was quickly cementing her role as the queen of rom-coms. Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan at the premiere of "Hurlyburly" in Los Angeles, 1998. Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic "Then we would go out on the streets of New York, and people would be like, 'Meg! Meg!'" Quaid recalled. "I have to admit it, I actually did feel like I disappeared." And that bothered him. "I didn't think I was that small," he laughed, "But I was." Looking back now, Quaid calls it all "a growth opportunity," and stressed that he "learned from that." Despite that and other romances that didn't work out in the long run, he still loves the idea of love — maybe even more so since preparing for his role as former President Ronald Regan in the biopic "Reagan." Reagan was famously close to his wife of 52 years, Nancy, and Quaid said that he believes she meant "everything" to him. "I think that's what he wanted more than anything, to have a close intimacy with another person — for your entire life," he said. "Isn't that what everybody wants?" Dennis Quaid opens up about romance and relationships during a chat with Megyn Kelly TODAY. TODAY While the star isn't so certain that he's found that true life-long romance, saying "I can't answer that yet," the 64-year-old does have a girlfriend — 32-year-old model Santa Auzina — and he's happy with what they have. "I like to be in a relationship," he said. "I do. It's more fun."