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I disagree with people who think you learn more from getting beat up than you do from winning.

Tom Cruise

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
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
When you talk about emotional, chemical imbalances in people, there is no science behind that.
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Emotional Imbalance People
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’m someone who doesn’t believe in making my problems other people’s problems.
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Believe People Problem
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 think if technology is used in a way that is not responsible, that is a bad thing. I think technology and where it is going inevitable, and there’s great benefits that can help an individual in society at large.
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Benefits Technology Thinking
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 kept looking [at Katie] and thinking, ‘This woman’s amazing.’ I’m happy that I’m with her. She’s amazing, and I’d think the same of her even if she wasn’t with me – she’s just amazing.
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Holmes Thinking Wife
Of course [I believe in aliens]. Are you so arrogant as to believe we are alone in this universe?
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Aliens Arrogant Believe
They smell good. They look pretty. I love women. I do.
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Looks Love Smell Women
I’ll never forget the moment I became a dad. It’s hard to describe-that level of responsibility, the desire to give such joy, the clarity: Nothing is more important than this.
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Dad Fathers Nothing Responsibility
I don’t hide from cameras or anything. It doesn’t bother me. I don’t seek our press for the women I’m dating, but if it finds me, it finds me.
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Bother Cameras Dating
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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Action Actors Opportunity
I would live with all of my sisters if I could. We’ve always been very close, my sisters and me.
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All Close Live Sister
It seems to me that if there were any logic to our language, trust would be a four letter word.
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Four Letters Word
On film Vanilla Sky: You’re going to get the full experience of what love is.
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Love Sky Vanilla
There is Life in every breath.
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Breaths Every Life
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
Saddam has committed many crimes against humanity and against his own people.
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Crime Humanity People
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
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
I don’t pretend to be the character. I am the character.
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Character People Pretended
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
I’m not greedy. I just want my half.
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Half Money Want
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
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

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