Tom Cruise Quotes (47 Quotes)


    I bought a sonogram machine, ... I am going to donate it to a hospital when we are done.

    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.

    I take no pleasure in having to be here today, but it is the last recourse to counter the vicious lies that have been printed about me and my family,

    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.

    I love what I do. I take great pride in what I do. And I can't do something halfway, three-quarters, nine-tenths. If I'm going to do something, I go all the way.


    He's a sensational filmmaker. I wanted a J.J. Abrams Mission Impossible.

    I bought it for Nic. I just thought it was perfect for her and she's great in it. (It's) really a tour de force performance.

    There is no such thing as a chemical imbalance in a body,

    Of course I believe in aliens. Are you so arrogant as to believe we are alone in this universe

    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.

    The exciting part of acting, I don't know how else to explain it, are those moments when you surprise yourself.

    As a kid when I was growing up, I remember vividly being on the roof of my family's station wagon, and across the street was the Sahara Desert. I always wanted to see other places and learn about how other people lived. I began to travel and saw different cultures even within America.

    We knew from the beginning the level of commitment needed. We felt honored to work with Stanley Kubrick. We were going to do what it took to do this picture, whatever time, because I felt - and Nic Nicole Kidman did, too - that this was going to be a really special time for us. We knew it would be difficult. But I would have absolutely kicked myself if I hadn't done this. On the film Eyes Wide Shut

    I remember someone saying to Isabella his daughter Do you know who your father is And she just looked at me. She says, He's just my dad

    Don't miss out on your Minority Report. Buy it now on DVD and video.

    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.

    I find that, especially with children, they want to contribute. Even my kids, when they come in and they mess up the work and I'm busy, but they are just trying to help out, so I always say, 'Thank you.' That's how I am with them and I find that they're happier and I'm happier as a result.

    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.

    Nothing ends nicely, that's why it ends.

    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.

    Saddam has committed many crimes against humanity and against his own people.

    You don't know anything about the history of journalism, psychology, or my life ... You can't handle the truth

    When I first started out all the attention could be a bit unnerving, especially when people stared. Now I find the best thing is to just relax. Being recognized is just something you have to get used to.

    I disagree with people who think you learn more from getting beat up than you do from winning.

    I would live with all of my sisters if I could. We've always been very close, my sisters and me.

    Every single time I start to do a picture, without fail, I feel as if I don't know what I'm doing.

    Oh, no, no, don't get so frightening. No, you're a good big bad wolf.

    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.

    Personally I don't have all of the information President Bush has, but I believe Saddam has committed many crimes against humanity and in his own people,

    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.

    My mission impossible was to be here.

    Talk is over-rated as a means of settling disputes.

    It's well known I'm a Scientologist, and that has helped me to find that inner peace in my life and it's something that has given me great stability and tools that I use.

    Have you ever gotten the feeling that you aren't completely embarassed yet, but you glimpse tomorrow's embarrassment?

    People don't know the great things they Scientologists do, within education, and how they really try to help the community. It's just a very positive, wonderful thing.

    I'm passionate about learning. I'm passionate about life.

    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."

    On film Vanilla Sky You're going to get the full experience of what love is.

    I've learned to relax more. Everybody feels pressure in what they do, maybe mine is just a little different because there doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day to accomplish what I want to.

    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

    I've gotten very good at scheduling my life, scheduling the scene and preparing myself for knowing, saving the energy, consuming the energy, knowing when to go for it and having the available reserves to be able to do that. You have to think about that, because it's endurance.

    I love kids. I was a kid myself, once.

    I always look for a challenge and something that's different.

    When you have to cope with a lot of problems, you're either going to sink or you're going to swim.

    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.

    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.

    When you become successful in any type of life, there are people who are not contributing to the motion.


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