Tom Cruise Quotes

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.
Tom Cruise

Love, Great, Pride

If I don't talk about my religion, if I say I'm not discussing it or different humanitarian things I'm working on, they're like, 'He's avoiding it.' If I do talk about it, it becomes, 'Oh, he's proselytizing.'
Tom Cruise

Religion, Different, Working

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.
Tom Cruise

Work, Hard, Everyone

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.
Tom Cruise

War, Around, Insanity

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

Problems, Either, Swim

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

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.
Tom Cruise

Life, Time, Help

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.
Tom Cruise

Work, Money, Nothing

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

Time, Single, Start

I'm an all-or-nothing kind of person, and when I become interested in something, I give it my all.
Tom Cruise

Person, Give, Become

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.
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Wonderful, Times, Happens

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.
Tom Cruise

Power, Become, Actor

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

Winning, Learn, Getting

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.
Tom Cruise

Life, Respect, Father

I like to work with people that I like hanging out with, that I admire, that are really smart and talented, and we can problem solve together.
Tom Cruise

Work, Smart, Together

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.
Tom Cruise

Time, Whole, Happens

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.
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Life, Peace, Great

Nothing ends nicely, that's why it ends.
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Nothing, Why, Ends

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

Life, Successful, Become

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

Love, Hope, Thinking

Do I make mistakes? Yeah.
Tom Cruise

Here's how I've lived my life: I've never been late to a set. I make films I believe in. I feel privileged to be able to do what I love.
Tom Cruise

Life, Love, Here

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

Different, Challenge

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

Life, Care, Challenges

I go without sleep, I just go hard.
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Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: July 3, 1962

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