“It was just easy,” he told E! News last month. “Making movies are hard. One thing I will say is if you think you’re in love with somebody and you’re thinking about, ‘Do I want to stay with them forever or be with them or have a child with them or get married?’ Go find the hardest possible project that you can physically find.”

In addition to the process being much easier than anticipated, the 44-year-old even shared that making the film strengthened their bond. 

“Our relationship was sort of born inside of the creative process of it in a way,” the Magic Mike star added. “It didn’t feel any different. That was what brought us together and made us really feel like we’re very connected on what we love about life, what we love about just things in general about being alive.”