Tom Cruise Quotes

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  • I'm not greedy. I just want my half.

    Money   Want   Half  
  • 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.

    Inner Peace   Tools   Use  
  • 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."

  • Emotions kick up. You try not to kick things up, but you go through things you can't help.

    "Opening up on Eyes Wide Shut". www.theguardian.com. June 29, 1999.
  • No dream is ever just a dream.

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

  • 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.

    Thinking   Wife   Holmes  
    "Loving Life". Interview with Oprah Winfrey, www.oprah.com. May 23, 2005.
  • 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.

    "New Again: Tom Cruise and Cameron Crowe". Interview with Jeff Oloizia, www.interviewmagazine.com. December 15, 2011.
  • 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.

    Pride   Three   Nine  
    Interview with Jeff Otto, www.ign.com. December 4, 2003.
  • I don't care what someone believes. I don't care what nationality they are. But if someone wants to get off drugs, I can help them. If someone wants to learn how to read, I can help them. If someone doesn't want to be a criminal anymore, I can give them tools that can better their life.

    Believe   Giving   Drug  
    "Actor Tom Cruise Opens Up about his Beliefs in the Church of Scientology". Spiegel Interview, www.spiegel.de. April 27, 2005.
  • The exciting part of acting, I don't know how else to explain it, are those moments when you surprise yourself.

  • If someone wants to know about Scientology, they should just go and read about it themselves. That's the best way to do it.

    Source: www.oprah.com
  • As a kid, when I got to the edge of a cliff I wanted to jump off. I didn't want to kill myself. I wanted to fly.

    Kids   Want   Cliffs  
    "Did I say that?" by John Hind, www.theguardian.com. August 30, 2008.
  • 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.

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

    Failing   Feels   Knows  
  • 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.

    "Tom Cruise talks about "Minority Report". Interview with Bill Hemmer, www.cnn.com. June 18, 2002.
  • 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.

    Money   Mean   Choices  
  • My childhood was extremely lonely. I was dyslexic and lots of kids make fun of me. That experience made me tough inside, because you learn to quietly accept ridicule.

    Lonely   Fun   Kids  
  • Do I make mistakes? Yeah.

  • Every time I make a "Mission" movie or other films, people kind of look at me and go, "Well, now what? What's next?" I think there's always going to be another mountain. I think there's something always in store.

  • 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.

    Life   Thinking   Knowing  
  • Nothing ends nicely, that's why it ends.

  • I don't care who you are, life has challenges.

  • 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.

    Father   Believe   Men  
    "Tom Cruise Talks 'Rock of Ages' and Oprah-gate in his 2012 Playboy Interview". Interview with Michael Fleming, www.playboy.com. June 2012.
  • There is Life in every breath.

    Breaths  
    FaceBook post by Tom Cruise from Apr 20, 2011
  • 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.

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

    Children   Film   Strive  
    "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
  • 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.

    Believe   Way   Helping  
    Interview with Jeff Otto, www.ign.com. December 4, 2003.
  • I always look for a challenge and something that's different.

    "Discussing Collateral" by Todd Gilchrist, www.ign.com. August 4, 2004.
  • When you have to cope with a lot of problems, you're either going to sink or you're going to swim.

    Swim   Action   Problem  
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