Tom Cruise Quotes
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I just eat life... I engage in life.
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Every single time I start to do a picture, without fail, I feel as if I don't know what I'm doing.
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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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I've never made a film that I didn't believe in, you know? However the picture turns out, I've always given everything to it. That's kind of how I approach life. I can't help it. There's no part-way with me on anything in any area of my life.
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Seriously, I would go in a second. I'd be the first actor in space and I'd love to do it.
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When you talk about emotional, chemical imbalances in people, there is no science behind that.
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I had to train myself to focus my attention. I became very visual and learned how to create mental images in order to comprehend what I read.
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It seems to me that if there were any logic to our language, trust would be a four letter word.
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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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Making a movie is like a chess game. It's about constantly changing patterns, adapting to new things. It's not just black and white, as you know.
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I'm always around my mother and sisters. I always wanted to be a father, a husband.
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I don't pretend to be the character. I am the character.
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I structure the scripts and work on them on films and work on scenes with writers and but I haven't written a script myself, I really respect what they do and I'm fortunate I get to work with people that I really enjoy working with and we all kind of spitball and work together on these things, but I haven't written a script yet.
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I have respect for what other people believe. What I believe in my own life is that it's a search for how I can do things better, whether it's being a better man or a better father or finding ways for myself to improve.
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With each one, I love working on the story and the characters. The stunts, each time, we keep pushing ourselves harder and harder. And they are stunts, so there's always a danger in doing them, but fortunately, I have not had a problem. I have not missed a day of work, ever, in my career. I'm always there early. And I train very hard, and we prepare very carefully for each one.
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I'm a good listener. I think it's the one characteristic that's most important. I've always been that way. Not that I take all the advice, but you've got to listen to it and have the courage to make your own decision. Then I just go for it.
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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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Individuals have to decide what is true and real for them.
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I love adventure movies, I just love action adventure films. It's pure cinema and you go in and you're lost to it. To me, it's that challenge - I want to give an audience that ride, that entertainment.
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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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But my friends are happy for me. The people who know me are happy. My mom is happy. My family is happy.
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I'm passionate about learning. I'm passionate about life.
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When you become successful in any type of life, there are people who are not contributing to the motion.
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I want a world without war, a world without insanity. I want to see people do well. I don't even think it's as much as what I want for myself. It's more what I want for the people around me. That's what I want.