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.
Tom CruiseWhen I work, I'm the actor. I'm going to do my job. I'm not going to direct the movie. If I wanted to direct it, I would direct it. I wanted J.J. Abrams to direct Mission: Impossible. I work with people that I respect. I expect them to do their jobs, and I will do mine. And I am there as a producer to help in any way, but no one makes a movie by themselves. It's a collaboration.
Tom CruiseWhen you talk about emotional, chemical imbalances in people, there is no science behind that.
Tom CruiseWhen 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