t may have been a silent birth but that did not stop actor Tom Cruise from talking about how happy he and fiancee Katie Holmes were over the arrival of their daughter Suri earlier this week.

File photo shows actor Tom Cruise and his fiancee Katie Holmes walk to watch a show at the Shanghai Circus World November 28, 2005. [Reuters]

Cruise told ABC News on Friday night that Suri was beautiful and that the birth was all the couple had hoped.

"It was everything that we wanted it to be. It was spiritual. It was powerful. It was indescribable. What words can you use? It's still something that I'm processing and keep reliving," Cruise told Deborah Roberts on "20/20."

The 43-year-old actor also said he has had a great time listening to stories from friends about their children in the days since his daughter was born on Tuesday.

"It was so much fun. Everyone was telling me their experiences about their children," he said.

He did not disclose details about the birth which was to follow a practice called "silent birth," that is recommended by the Church of Scientology, of which both Cruise and Holmes are members.