Here’s how I’ve lived my life: I’ve never been late to a set. I make films I believe in. I feel privileged to be able to do what I love.
TOM CRUISEWhen I’m promoting a film, I’m not going to get caught up in anything else, and that includes all my personal things.
More Tom Cruise Quotes
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I’m not greedy. I just want my half.
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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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I didn’t become an actor to have power, but it just happens that I have it and so I have a lot of opportunities.
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When you have to cope with a lot of problems, you’re either going to sink or you’re going to swim.
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I used to go to Maple Leafs games all the time when Nic shot To Die For here in Toronto. This is a great city. I love it here.
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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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I disagree with people who think you learn more from getting beat up than you do from winning.
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Stanley Kubrick was brilliant at getting under the audience’s skin. He was very interested in the idea of, ‘How can I tell this with just a camera?’
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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.
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I have cooked turkeys in my day but when Mom’s around I let her do it.
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I’m someone who doesn’t believe in making my problems other people’s problems.
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They smell good. They look pretty. I love women. I do.
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Sex is great, if you are in a relationship. Otherwise, I find sex actually not so interesting. Without a relationship it is confusing.
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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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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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