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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.

Tom Cruise

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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Light Running World
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
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
I’m someone who doesn’t believe in making my problems other people’s problems.
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Believe People Problem
They smell good. They look pretty. I love women. I do.
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Looks Love Smell Women
What I find sometimes that is tricky is if actors are using too much of their own life in a picture, in a scene, they get locked into a particular way to play the scene, and it lacks an immediacy.
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Actors Play
Every time I make a “Mission” movie or other films, people kind of look at me and go, “Well, now what? What’s next?” I think there’s always going to be another mountain. I think there’s something always in store.
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Mountain People Thinking
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.
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Grow Up Kids Mother
I have cooked turkeys in my day but when Mom’s around I let her do it.
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Around Mom People
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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Cities Countries Games 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
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.
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Able Believe Film
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
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
I love kids. I was a kid myself, once.
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Kids Love Once
Individuals have to decide what is true and real for them.
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Decide Individuals Real

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