He grew up loving films and jumping off buildings. Now, he’s back in his iconic role as Maverick in the “Top Gun” sequel.
This is the life of Tom Cruise ...
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This is the life of Tom Cruise ...
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00:00I feel that I know that in my life I only have a certain number of pictures that I can make
00:04and this is what I do, this is what I love.
00:07And I guess one day if I fall out of love with making pictures
00:13or they stop making pictures then I'll find something else.
00:30Very early on I was diagnosed as being dyslexic.
00:50I remember seeing Annie Hall and Spartacus Lawrence of Arabia
00:54and I always wanted to be those people or live the life that they had.
01:10I always tried to experiment with the ways I cast.
01:15I always had open calls where anyone could come.
01:18I thought Tom Cruise was great in his first film
01:22and there was no other choice.
01:47I'm very proud of being a Scientologist.
01:51Scientology is my religion. Scientology has helped me in my life
01:55and I've been a Scientologist for over 20 years.
02:21I decided I wanted to make a picture about Mission Impossible
02:39and I found out that Paramount had the rights and I said let's go do it.
02:51Nicole Kidman's dad was a Psychologist and that's anathema to the church
03:15and so they must have seen that as a threat.
03:19We know for a fact that the church tried very hard to break up their marriage.
03:31Something magnificent has happened to me and something extraordinary
03:37and it's something that I'm so happy I can't restrain myself.
03:47She's really an extraordinary woman and I'm really, really happy.
03:57I have been learning about it and I've really been enjoying it.
04:01I've been listening to some congresses and I've started auditing and I really enjoy it.
04:07It's really helping me out a lot.
04:17I've always loved comedy.
04:43I started out with risky business and I've done comedies.
05:07You're very keen on doing your own stunts but I'm hearing from the guys on set
05:10that they're a little bit nervous about messing up your face.
05:13Yeah, they're always worried about that.
05:15I've had my teeth knocked out a few times, busted nose and stuff. It happens.
05:32I'm really proud to have made the films that I've made and the choices
05:36and the people that I've worked with and the times that I've had.
05:41I've never taken for granted the opportunities that I've had.
05:48This was a dream for me, truly.