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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.”

Tom Cruise

Whether it’s making a film or raising my children, personally I’m striving to do the right things and to learn.
TOM CRUISE

Children Film Make Strive
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.
TOM CRUISE

Bother Cameras Dating
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.
TOM CRUISE

Grow Up Kids Mother
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.
TOM CRUISE

Light Running World
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.
TOM CRUISE

Action Actors Opportunity
If someone wants to know about Scientology, they should just go and read about it themselves. That’s the best way to do it.
TOM CRUISE

Read Themselves Want
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.
TOM CRUISE

Dumb Funny Past
Today, people can say anything they want. Suddenly it gets in the rumor mill and then it evolves and then somehow it becomes fact and you say, What is this? You know, why don’t you ask me?
TOM CRUISE

Anything People Rumors Say
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.
TOM CRUISE

People Smart Together
I feel good about the decisions that I made and I’m happy. You know, I’m really happy.
TOM CRUISE

Decision Feel Good Made
Everybody dies, Sally. The thing is to die well.
TOM CRUISE

Death Dying Oblivion
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.”
TOM CRUISE

Forever Hope Love People Thinking
I’m someone who doesn’t believe in making my problems other people’s problems.
TOM CRUISE

Believe People Problem
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.
TOM CRUISE

Choices Mean Money
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.
TOM CRUISE

Dad Fathers Nothing Responsibility
On film Vanilla Sky: You’re going to get the full experience of what love is.
TOM CRUISE

Love Sky Vanilla

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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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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