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I don’t pretend to be the character. I am the character.

Tom Cruise

But I think also you look at Scientology it is the fastest growing religion. It’s helped so many people.
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Looks People Thinking
I like to work with people that I like hanging out with, that I admire, that are really smart and talented, and we can problem solve together.
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People Smart Together
Nothing ends nicely, that’s why it ends.
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Ends Heartbreak Nothing
I look at the Samurai because they were the artists of their time. What I think struck me when I read Bushido is compassion. ‘If there’s no one there to help, go out and find someone to help.’ That hit me, because I try to lead my life like that.
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Artist Compassion Thinking
People go for help, but their lives don’t get better because of those [psychiatric] drugs. They get worse. They feel numb and they’re told that’s a good thing. It’s how you degrade a society – by drugging the piss out of it.
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Better Drug Ge People
I feel good about the decisions that I made and I’m happy. You know, I’m really happy.
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Decision Feel Good Made
Awards are wonderful. I’ve been nominated many times and I’ve won many awards. But my journey is not towards that. If it happens it will be a blast. If it doesn’t, it’s still been a blast.
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Awards Journey Wonderful
I don’t care if you print something nasty about me. If it’s true, fine. I don’t care. But just make sure it’s the truth.
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Care Nasty Truth
I have cooked turkeys in my day but when Mom’s around I let her do it.
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Around Mom People
Being a Scientologist, when you drive past an accident… you know you have to do something about it because you know you’re the only one that can really help.
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Dumb Funny Past
As a young actor, people were trying to define who I was before I really knew that for myself. But I still remember thinking, “This is what I love doing, and I hope I’m going to be able to do it forever.”
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Forever Hope Love People Thinking
I’ve gotten very good at scheduling my life, scheduling the scene and preparing myself for knowing, saving the energy, consuming the energy, knowing when to go for it and having the available reserves to be able to do that. You have to think about that, because it’s endurance.
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Knowing Life Thinking
There is Life in every breath.
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Breaths Every Life
Whether it’s making a film or raising my children, personally I’m striving to do the right things and to learn.
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Children Film Make Strive
When I’m promoting a film, I’m not going to get caught up in anything else, and that includes all my personal things.
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Caught Film Personal Things
Even in my dreams, I’m an idiot who knows he’s about to wake up to reality.
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Dream Reality Wake

I don’t pretend to be the character. I am the character.

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