Tom Cruise Quotes
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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.
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You can put the camera in places where you may not necessarily be able to put it there if I don't do the stunt. If it's character and it's storytelling, then we do it. We design the things around me. I don't do it just to do a stunt. It's storytelling for me and how I can best bring the audience into the action, bring the audience into the story. And that's how we always look at at.
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Do I make mistakes? Yeah.
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When I work, I work very hard. So I look to work with people who have that level of dedication. And I depend on that from everyone. From the director to my crews that I work with.
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The thing about film-making is I give it everything, that's why I work so hard. I always tell young actors to take charge. It's not that hard. Sign your own cheques, be responsible.
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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 become successful in any type of life, there are people who are not contributing to the motion.
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I'm passionate about learning. I'm passionate about life.
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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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Of course I believe in aliens. Are you so arrogant as to believe we are alone in this universe?
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I don't pretend to be the character. I am the character.
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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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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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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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I'm usually nervous to meet people that I admire because what if they're not cool or something?
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No dream is ever just a dream.
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I'm an all-or-nothing kind of person, and when I become interested in something, I give it my all.
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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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If you have kids, it is the most important thing to create good times.
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I disagree with people who think you learn more from getting beat up than you do from winning.