Tom Cruise quotes

“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.”

— Tom Cruise

“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.”

— Tom Cruise

“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.”

— Tom Cruise

“I'm a romantic.”

— Tom Cruise

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

— Tom Cruise

“I've spent many birthdays on a movie set, all great days.”

— Tom Cruise

“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.'”

— Tom Cruise

“Individuals have to decide what is true and real for them.”

— Tom Cruise

“I'm always around my mother and sisters. I always wanted to be a father, a husband.”

— Tom Cruise

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

— Tom Cruise

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

— Tom Cruise

“When I'm promoting a film, I'm not going to get caught up in anything else, and that includes all my personal things.”

— Tom Cruise

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

— Tom Cruise

“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.”

— Tom Cruise