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

Tom Cruise

I’ve never done work for money, ever. If your choices are based on grosses and the film doesn’t do well, what does that mean? It leaves you with nothing.
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Choices Mean Money
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
Saddam has committed many crimes against humanity and against his own people.
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Crime Humanity People
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’m someone who doesn’t believe in making my problems other people’s problems.
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Believe People Problem
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
If someone wants to know about Scientology, they should just go and read about it themselves. That’s the best way to do it.
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Read Themselves Want
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
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
Nothing ends nicely, that’s why it ends.
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Ends Heartbreak Nothing
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
They smell good. They look pretty. I love women. I do.
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Looks Love Smell Women
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
Everybody dies, Sally. The thing is to die well.
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Death Dying Oblivion
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
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
I don’t pretend to be the character. I am the character.
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Character People Pretended
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
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 disagree with people who think you learn more from getting beat up than you do from winning.
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People Thinking Winning
I’m not greedy. I just want my half.
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Half Money Want
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
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
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
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
When you talk about emotional, chemical imbalances in people, there is no science behind that.
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Emotional Imbalance People

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