Tom Cruise Quotes Page 2

“I've learned to relax more. Everybody feels pressure in what they do, maybe mine is just a little different because there doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day to accomplish what I want to.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“I’m a good listener, I think it’s the one characteristic that’s most important.”

“I’ve always had the same values. Family for me has always been important. When I shoot, everybody comes.”

“If you have kids, it is the most important thing to create good times.”

“In this life, it’s not what you hope for, it’s not what you deserve – it’s what you take!”

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

“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.”

“Nothing ends nicely, that's why it ends.”

“Perception and reality are two different things.”

“Someday. That’s a dangerous word. It’s really a code for ‘never’.”

“Talk is over-rated as a means of settling disputes.”

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

“The important thing is to be relaxed in your work. Same in life. Don’t make everything too intense. Then you can let everything go and not ‘act’.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

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

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