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I'm usually nervous to meet people that I admire because what if they're not cool or something?
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For me as a man, philosophically, when you talk about honor and integrity, thats the way I want to live my life. It moved me.
Tom Cruise
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No dream is ever just a dream.
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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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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'm passionate about learning. I'm passionate about life.
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When I work, I'm the actor. I'm going to do my job. I'm not going to direct the movie. If I wanted to direct it, I would direct it. I wanted J.J. Abrams to direct Mission: Impossible. I work with people that I respect. I expect them to do their jobs, and I will do mine. And I am there as a producer to help in any way, but no one makes a movie by themselves. It's a collaboration.
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Have you ever gotten the feeling that you aren't completely embarassed yet, but you glimpse tomorrow's embarrassment?
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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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I don't pretend to be the character. I am the character.
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I also realise power is fleeting, it doesn't last forever in this career, so I want to make the most of it. I want to make the kinds of pictures that interest me, it's as simple as that. 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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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.
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Sex is great, if you are in a relationship. Otherwise, I find sex actually not so interesting. Without a relationship it is confusing.
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Do I make mistakes? Yeah.
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I demand a lot of myself. I want to learn. I can't sit back. I like a challenge, so I create a lot of challenges for myself.
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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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Of course I believe in aliens. Are you so arrogant as to believe we are alone in this universe?
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If you have kids, it is the most important thing to create good times.
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As an actor - like an artist - you have to ask, "Why do I choose a certain moment to play something a certain way?" It's organic to who we are.
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I disagree with people who think you learn more from getting beat up than you do from winning.
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