Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise
Tom Cruiseis an American actor and filmmaker. Cruise has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won three Golden Globe Awards. He started his career at age 19 in the 1981 film Endless Love. After portraying supporting roles in Tapsand The Outsiders, his first leading role was in the romantic comedy Risky Business, released in August 1983. Cruise became a full-fledged movie star after starring as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in the action drama Top Gun. One of the biggest...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth3 July 1962
CitySyracuse, NY
CountryUnited States of America
As a kid when I was growing up, I remember vividly being on the roof of my family's station wagon, and across the street was the Sahara Desert. I always wanted to see other places and learn about how other people lived. I began to travel and saw different cultures even within America.
I enjoy working with writers and their scripts. It's very exciting to me. Eventually I would like to produce, direct and act onstage, but it's not a heavy pressure. When I do it, I want to do it well. I'm just educating myself with writers and scripts, because I didn't read a lot of books when I was growing up.
Where do I get my seriousness? You can't help but grow up fast when your parents get divorced. You see your mother go to get food stamps and she's making fifty dollars too much to get them, with four kids to support.
But I think also you look at Scientology it is the fastest growing religion. It's helped so many people.
I've been...chased by paparazzi, and they run lights, and they chase you and harass you the whole time. It happens all over the world, and it has certainly gotten worse. You don't know what it's like being chased by them. It is harassment under the guise of, you know, 'We are the press, we are entitled.' When people are having a private moment, they should be allowed to have a private moment
Personally I don't have all of the information President Bush has, but I believe Saddam has committed many crimes against humanity and in his own people,
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You don't know anything about the history of journalism, psychology, or my life! ... You can't handle the truth!
That stuff is actually going to happen in the next couple of weeks. We are going to decide where and when and how. Really whatever Kate wants, you know.
I bought it for Nic. I just thought it was perfect for her and she's great in it. (It's) really a tour de force performance.
I bought a sonogram machine, ... I am going to donate it to a hospital when we are done.
I didn't want to tell Stanley, ... He panicked. I wanted this to work, but you're playing with dynamite when you act.
Now, what do I say to him? I mean, what ... .
I find that, especially with children, they want to contribute. Even my kids, when they come in and they mess up the work and I'm busy, but they are just trying to help out, so I always say, 'Thank you.' That's how I am with them and I find that they're happier and I'm happier as a result.