Weighty Tom. Interview with Tom Cruise

There is not a single movie star in the world who can compete with Tom Cruise: he has been at the top for 20 years, and the total box office of his films is approaching three billion. The actor, whose personal fortune is estimated at $300 million, has always been able to control his relationship with viewers, allowing them to know only what they need to know, and using the PR machine to his advantage: remember his noisy divorce from Nicole Kidman, how times when he had a release, and she had ? That is why skeptics doubted the sincere feelings of Tom Cruise and young actress Katie Holmes, with whom they began to publicly date, holding hands in front of paparazzi lenses, and talking about unearthly love in all talk shows. It was so unexpected and far-fetched that Western press I immediately saw a calculated move here: Cruise needed PR, Holmes was a blockbuster, released on June 16. Word to the culprit of the commotion...

So the first question is obvious. What's going on with Katie Holmes? There was even information on the Internet about a whole line of T-shirts with the inscription “Free Katie”. They say you enslaved her and are holding her hostage...

(Laughs.) Listen, all these rumors that my relationship with Katie is fake, were invented by bilious envious people who are angry at other people's happiness. I'm in love like never before. And I have never felt so vulnerable and at the same time free from public opinion. Let them say what they want, don't care. All that matters to me is how I feel. Katie is an amazing woman, and we try not to be apart for long, even for work, we feel so good.

I guess what people calling for Katie Holmes to free mean is that you'll want to convert her to your beloved Scientology.

By the way, she has already asked me about Scientology - she is curious. But Katie also shares my passion for motorcycles and diving. She is an adult and makes her own decisions about what to do and what not to do (Cruise will turn 43 on July 3, and he is 17 years older than Holmes. - Note Time Out).

Nowadays they talk more about your relationship with Katie than about . But I would still like to know why you chose this particular film out of all the proposals.

When Steven Spielberg invites you to a role - any role - only a complete idiot can refuse. Just the opportunity to see him create is reason enough not to think twice (despite a nearly twenty-year friendship, Cruise only worked with Spielberg in 2002, on the set of Minority Report. - Note Time Out). Of course, the fact that both my character and the entire script were superbly written also played an important role in making the decision. (Laughs.) On the other hand, Spielberg would never suggest anything bad - that's why he became Spielberg.

How do you respond to critics who accuse you of wasting your talent on teen movies with special effects and not playing enough serious films?

I just don't understand what they mean. When choosing roles, I proceed only from my instincts and taste. And think what you want about me, but I’m ready to defend all the films I’ve starred in, from Interview with the Vampire to. I'm proud of them all.

Fans of the book “War of the Worlds” by H.G. Wells complain that Spielberg left no stone unturned from the original source: not only is the action transferred from Britain to America, but it also takes place not in late XIX century, and today...

Stephen joked that main reason What moved the action was his hatred of Victorian costumes. (Laughs.) But seriously, we treated the original source with the utmost respect, but still told the story from the point of view modern man. We were not filming a documentary, but the author's version (in this case, Stephen's version) of a classic story. It is easier for viewers to empathize with their contemporaries than with heroes from the distant past.

How would you describe the film?

This is the most experimental blockbuster I've ever done, and the most experimental blockbuster of all. (Laughs.) No matter how much people say that Stephen makes box office hits, you can't deny that he is one of the most curious directors of our time, always ready to surprise.

When did your friendship with Spielberg begin?

Oh, it's been more than twenty years. In 1983 the first film was released in which I played main role, — “Risky business.” Stephen watched it and invited me to lunch. Need I say that I already idolized him then? We immediately realized that we had a lot in common, and I will never forget that it was Stephen who was one of the first people in the film business to predict a great future for me.

Like Minority Report, War of the Worlds has a lot of special effects. Was it difficult to play “into the void”, knowing that aliens would be added later on the computer?

This can be difficult with other directors. Stephen already has a finished film in his head, and at the filming stage he knows exactly what should be in the frame and how it will look. In addition, Stephen never uses special effects just for the sake of beauty. There were exactly as many of them as needed to present the plot.

So, what awaits us is not just another blockbuster where special effects are more important than plot and common sense?

You can have a budget of $200 million, hire the best computer effects creators, and still make a completely empty movie. The most interesting thing about working with Spielberg is that he is, first and foremost, an incredible storyteller. Remember any of his films - the story is told in such a way that from the very first minute you begin to empathize with the characters.

Have you already been famous actor, when they decided to try themselves as a producer. The first film you produced, Mission: Impossible (1996), became a blockbuster. Are you just lucky or are you really a very good producer?

In order for you to be “lucky”, you need to do a lot. As an actor, I've always been interested in the whole filmmaking process. Not only that, but I believe that actors should learn all the technology - from coming up with a film idea and writing a script to post-production and marketing. I have always been interested in the commercial success of films with my participation: it is important that the people who invested money in you not only get it back, but also earn it. I’m not one of those actor-actors who comes to the set to “create” and thinks that I’ve made everyone happy with my presence. They say about Stephen that he can get as much money from any film studio as he requires. But Spielberg became Spielberg precisely because he always knew how to save both time and money. He and I shot one very complex and expensive scene in five days, while someone else in his place would have needed at least three weeks. If all directors worked as efficiently as Stephen, films would cost much less to produce. If it were up to me, I would work in every project of his.

How do you choose roles when Spielberg doesn't personally call?

I make a decision very quickly, almost spontaneously. And you don’t have to believe me, but I never listen to anyone’s advice on whether to accept the role or not. I decide everything myself. I remember being talked out of both Top Gun and Born on the 4th of July, but now I don’t regret my choice.

When did you first decide to become an actor?

It was a natural decision. My mother taught drama and stage movement. As a child, I was a lonely dreamer, I loved to come up with all sorts of skits to amuse my mother and sisters. I remember how I came up with the story “John Wayne fights Donald Duck” and portrayed both characters.

Your parents divorced when you were twelve, and you yourself divorced Nicole Kidman when your stepchildren were eight and six. Have you ever worried that your children, like you, will not have a normal, fulfilling childhood?

What do you think is “normal”? Every person has happy and difficult periods in life - in my opinion, this is “normal”. I never considered my life to be incomplete or difficult; rather, it was special. Probably everyone considers their life to be different from others. Ask any person and you will hear things that no movie can compare with. For example, unlike most children, I changed 15 schools. Am I suffering from this now? No, on the contrary, I think it benefited me. I would return home and have a great time with my mother and sisters. What's "abnormal" about this?

You, like no other celebrity, passionately promote Scientology. Why is it so important to you that people know your beliefs?

Because Scientology really helped me - unlike traditional medicine, by the way. Thanks to Scientology, I was cured of dyslexia, while doctors simply fed me drugs that only made me worse. In addition, Scientology gave me the opportunity to find inner peace, to become what I am now, and for other people to get rid of a bunch of bad addictions, such as drug addiction.

During the filming of “War of the Worlds” you were reproached for inviting Scientologists onto the set and thereby promoting the teachings of L. Ron Hubbard...

These accusations are based on misrepresentation and ignorance. Scientologists came to filming, but did not interfere in the work process and voluntarily helped everyone who asked them to do so.

You top the list of the most influential people in Hollywood. How does such power affect you?

I didn’t become an actor out of a thirst for power—it’s just not interesting to me. But it so happened that my agreement to star in this or that film automatically means that the project will receive funding. I don’t see anything wrong with this, as long as they are good, high-quality films that I myself will be happy to watch. This power is short-lived - in the history of cinema there has not been an actor whose career developed successfully throughout his life. Therefore, I try to use my influence as effectively as possible while I have it.

It is known that you named Clint Eastwood and Mel Gibson among your idols - actors who successfully act both as producers and as directors, receiving Oscars for their films. Are you planning on becoming a director one day?

If I ever feel the need to speak out and make a film, maybe I will. The only thing I know for sure is that I will never kill myself for awards. Cinema for me is an opportunity to come to the set and do the best I can. And most importantly, enjoy your work. Without the pleasure and prospect of collaborating with interesting people I won't lift a finger.

However, when Pollock found a project suitable for Cruise, he immediately cast him in the role of Mitch McDeere, a naive newcomer to a mob-connected law firm in The Firm. The film, based on the best-selling book by John Grisham, was the first in a series of thrillers about “lawyers in danger,” and no one doubted that Cruise was more worthy of playing in it than anyone else.

“I was lucky - we were working on a great book, and we were directed by Sidney, who directed Three Days of the Condor.” However, this was not enough to make the picture's fate easy. The film was prepared in a short time and therefore lasted two and a half hours. Pollack himself admitted that if he had more time, he would have had time to cut off the fat. “The film was put together in just a month, and Sidney beat himself up more than any critic,” Cruise insists. Shooting in Memphis six days a week to meet the deadline, the filmmakers had to rethink the film on the fly when it became clear that it was going in the wrong direction. Nevertheless, "The Firm" became a hit. Cruise succeeded in everything he took on. Anne Rice, however, did not think so.

“I carefully selected the films I wanted to see,” the actor recalls. So when he signed a production deal with Paramount, the first thing he asked was, “Who has the rights to the Mission: Impossible series now?” He wanted to make a movie that would appeal to a boy cutting grass to fly to Tatooine. A movie with a great theme song.

“I was hoping it would be a film series,” he admits. He also wanted to expand his creative range. He decided to develop scripts (“large-scale stories for large-scale films”) and personally select directors.

“I wanted to travel the world and work with foreign stars.” He remembers the first time he stepped off a plane to go to lunch at Pinewood Studios, where the James Bond films are made in Britain. “My driver once drove David Lean to the set of Lawrence of Arabia,” the actor marvels.

The pique vests, of course, grumbled that the forgotten 1960s series would be of no interest to anyone thirty years later. But Cruz stood his ground. “I also wanted the film to be directed by Brian De Palma, who had just released Bonfire of the Vanities! - Cruz laughs. - I said: “Look at him, he is a real director. Look at the scenes he can create." He specifically selected directors with a bright and unique style: de Palma, John Woo, J. J. Abrams, Brad Bird. Obviously, as a producer, he wanted not to pull the strings, but to swing on them.

“Missions” strengthened Cruise’s financial reputation and allowed him to star in films like “Magnolia” and “Operation Valkyrie” between episodes. They also brought out his inner daredevil. In the first Mission, he was hanging from the ceiling in Langley (for real). The second Mission had him hanging off cliffs in Utah (for real). In the third "Mission" he climbed down the wall of the Bank Of China Tower in Shanghai (for real). And in the fourth episode, he, determined to surpass his past exploits, swung like a mad circus performer along the wall of the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. And everything was real again.

“Of course, it’s all adrenaline,” says Cruise, admitting that he takes risks not only for the love of art. “But I also thought: “If this works out, it will be an amazing shot.” The first time he tried a stunt on the Burj Khalifa, he pushed too hard. “And so I fly head first into the building,” he laughs. “Then I hit the window hard.” When he looked up, the crew was whiter than Lestat. “I shouted to them: “Don’t panic! Everything is fine. Let's do it again!""

The only thing Cruise is afraid of is directing the next “Mission” himself. Isn't it natural next step? “You know, I won’t say no,” he says. He is clearly still arguing with himself how to answer this question. “But I like the process of working with directors.”

Still from the movie "Mission: Impossible: Fallout"

Tom Cruise has never been a mercenary serving a number. When working with a star, directors always got a creative partner, and Cruise worked out with some of them special relationship, which had a huge impact on his life and career. In addition to the already mentioned Scott and Pollock, Cruise had such relationships with three more very different directors. One of them, Cameron Crowe, became his best friend.

They met when Crowe, then a journalist, wrote the first “cover” story about Cruise in the early 1980s. They immediately became friends, but years passed before Crowe sent his friend a script about disillusioned sports agent Jerry Maguire (later Cruise convinced Crowe to direct the surreal thriller Vanilla Sky). “With every filmmaker you have to find mutual language, explains the actor. - For Cameron and me, it was the language of friendship. We hung out together and exchanged ideas. It was a special relationship that was very dear to me.” Which, of course, influenced how the director and actor worked on set.

Take, for example, the famous scene in Maguire in which Jerry convinces his wife (Renée Zellweger) to return to him with the immortal words: “You... complete me.” We recently voted it the most romantic moment in EMPIRE-era film history, and it's certainly the most romantic moment in Cruise's filmography.

“I was looking forward to this scene,” says the actor, but he had to fight for it. "Cameron came to me before we started shooting and said, 'Maybe I should rewrite it.' I replied: “Well, please, let me play it. If you don’t like it, you’ll rewrite it.” And we hit the mark in the first take.”

Cruise was introduced to Stanley Kubrick by Sydney Pollack. “Give me your fax number,” he told the actor. “Stanley wants to send you a fax.” This is how the story of “Eyes Wide Shut” began - with a fax. A few months later, Cruise received the script for the future film.

Filming of “The Eye” took more than a year. They took place under the cover of secrecy, and Hollywood was full of rumors about what was happening at Pinewood Studios. Endless takes and constant schedule disruptions were commonplace for Kubrick, but at that time the director was making a provocative erotic film, and the filming was gossiped about so passionately, as if the director was organizing orgies. Cruz, however, was unfazed. He was ready to do anything to collaborate with Kubrick, and the director protected and guided Cruise and Kidman as caring father. The resulting film was an exploration of sexual desire, balancing on the edge of dreams and reality, and Kubrick considered it his best job. “Of course,” grins Cruise, “at the beginning of the work Stanley told us: “We’ll make this film in three months.”

How could the most famous actor don't get taken off by yourself famous director? Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise were made for each other, but they only got the chance to work together after two false starts. Spielberg was preparing to direct Rain Man, but abandoned it for the third Indiana Jones. Then they spent several months poring over The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, but never put it into production.

When Spielberg invited Cruise to read Philip K. Dick's story "Minority Report", it turned out to be not at all the project that was expected from the director: a depressing fantasy noir about punishment for an uncommitted crime. Like Cruise, Spielberg is often seen as a diehard optimist, but in fact he loves dark stories. “Are you laughing? Jaws! - exclaims Cruz. - In “Minority Report” main character- a drug addict, he is falling apart before our eyes. I had to have my eyes numbed!”

Admired by the director's talent, Cruise came to the set before everyone else just to chat with Spielberg. “We walked around the scenery with him in the morning.”

When they joined forces again three years later (by that time Cruise had already finished The Last Samurai and Collateral), their joint project turned out to be even more tragic. The modern-day adaptation of “War of the Worlds” was filmed under the influence of the September 11 terrorist attacks, and Spielberg’s new aliens did not look like E-T. Add in Oblivion and Edge of Tomorrow to two Spielberg films, and you'll notice that Cruise is drawn to dark images of the future. “You understand, such pictures are more dramatic,” the actor answers, smiling. - But humanity always wins in them. I'm not a pessimist. I'm realist".

While he was editing Mission 2 in Sydney, he got a call from MTV. The move to the studio was preceded by 40 days of rain, which almost disrupted filming. Cruise was exhausted, and the last thing he needed at the time was to attend the MTV ceremony. "I didn't want to make any funny videos," Cruise admits. Then he learned that Ben Stiller had arrived in Sydney. Thus Tom Crews was born.

“Ben has always done a great job of imitating me.” Cruise had seen videos of the comedian impersonating him in The Color of Money and Top Gun. They were snarky but not evil, and Cruise and Stiller became easy friends. “He has a unique way of looking at the world,” Cruise laughs. And truly unique. Stiller told the actor about the idea for Tropic Troop while filming a scene for MTV in which Crews was punched in the face.

“Do you know what you're missing? - Cruise then responded, immediately imbued with the spirit of the farcical satire about the crazy filming of an action movie. - You need a studio that will put pressure on the characters. This will be the catalyst for events.”

Thus was born Les Grossman, Cruise's most over-the-top character - a flabby, balding, sex-obsessed studio boss whose swearing would make even a shoemaker blush. “I also told him,” Cruz adds, “I will dance.” The actor sways his hips to show how a boss who considers himself a hip-hop genius dances. "Ben was just in shock."

Grossman clearly loosened up Cruise. After that, Cruise played glamorous metalhead Stacey Jacks in Rock of Ages (“I wanted to know if I could sing”) and portrayed a psychopathic superspy in Knight and Day and a tough ex-detective in Jack Reacher. Finally, his latest character to date is the coward in Edge of Tomorrow who learns to be Tom Cruise.

Tom Cruise is now on the verge of the future himself. He's getting old. Not as fast as mere mortals, but still he must answer the call of time. Does he plan to play character roles more often? Or maybe he'll switch to comedy? Cruz does not think in such categories. “I'm always looking for something new,” he admits. - But I don’t think about the genre, but about the character. Who is he? What's his story?"

Well, you can't change your style if you don't have one. However, Cruz has no plans to change radically yet in any case. He's gearing up to put the new Mission into production and hopes to follow it up with Brad Pitt in the Days of Thunder-esque racing drama Drive It Hard. He also wants to play Reacher again.

“In 25 years I will be... 77! - he laughs. - And you ask me in an interview: “Tom, when will you stop?” I dream of working in cinema for the rest of my life, not necessarily as an actor. How old is Eastwood now?

We remember - 83 years. “Just a boy,” Cruz replies. “Just a boy.”

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The world's biggest superstar. The 53-year-old American actor won the Golden Globe Award three times and was nominated for an Oscar three times. But the other day, Tom's first girlfriend gave an interview to reveal a previously unknown side of the movie star - vulnerable and loving. And also tell about how an ambitious teenager dreamed of the bright lights of Hollywood. Opening the school album, Diana Cox showed herself and the young Cruise: the lovers spent time in the company of friends, carefree and happy.

Cox also discovered dark side his first love, describing Cruise as a domineering man. The couple dated for two years. "Our first meeting took place back in 1979 at graduation party. I already had the feeling that we both immediately fell in love with each other. I came out of the bathroom and he was waiting for me in the room with a bottle of booze and a big smile. We kissed... We didn't have sex that night, although we started dating."

"We would have sex every time the chance came along. He was a rock guy, like Austin Powers. If my parents weren't around, we would even use my dad's car. And once upon a time we used his parents' garage." , Diana admitted. "Tom was older than his age, and could foresee circumstances long before the others. I think he grew up too quickly. He was very close to his three sisters. He once said that he was so close to them that they taught him how to kiss." “, Cox said, laughing.

“He was very vulnerable, one day I accidentally thanked him for the flowers, as it turned out later it wasn’t him who sent them to me. He was just going crazy. I broke his heart. I had an affair with another guy, which Tom’s friend found out about and told him . This was the time when he was already appearing on the screens. He was very sincere, telling me: “I loved you, but now I don’t love you anymore. We spent the night together, and when I woke up, he was.” I've already left for filming." Asked if the relationship was close to engagement, she said: "We didn't talk about marriage, but he told me I was the love of his life. only person which he wanted."

IN last time they met - at the premiere of the film "Risky Business" in 1983: "Tom appeared on home party. He told me, "I'm taking Hollywood by the balls." The more I analyze the past, the more I realize that Cruise has always needed approval and confirmation that he is a brilliant actor. It's funny to think that this is the same man who told me he should be a millionaire by age 30."

"His childhood was difficult," she said. "Cruise's mother Mary Lee remarried. The stepfather who lent Cruise money to start acting career, died last year, and Tom didn't attend the funeral." Diana couldn't hide her shock: "I mean, wow. Jack gave Tom the money to become what he is today. This act is offensive."

Of course, the most significant premiere of this summer, if we talk about blockbusters, is the new “Mission: Impossible” proudly called “Mission: Impossible: Rogue Nation”. Needless to say, no matter how many missions Tom Cruise takes on, we will root for him for as long. Because it's Tom Cruise! Correspondent Marina Kobleva fulfilled the dream of millions - she went to meet Cruz in Vienna.

Exactly a year ago - in August 2014 - filming of the film “Mission: Impossible: Rogue Nation” began in Vienna. They also decided to hold the world premiere here. The painting was completed literally five days before this solemn event.

And now - one of the central streets in front of the Vienna Opera is blocked, hundreds of fans, an incredible two hours for autographs and an hour for interviews with the international press - all this in 35-degree heat! The premiere was greatly delayed, but not disrupted at all - this is always the case with Tom Cruise. He does everything honestly and 100%. Here he takes off to a height of one and a half thousand meters above the ground, holding onto the door of the plane. It wasn't filmed in a studio, it wasn't done with computer graphics. This is for real!

Tom, this airplane stunt is absolutely crazy! What were you thinking when the plane took off?!

I thought: Holy shit!

And so all 8 takes? Which was scarier - the first or the second? It's always worse to do it again, isn't it?

Oh, no, no, no, the first time was the scariest, absolutely! Of course, each time you had to be very careful - it’s dangerous, you don’t just have to perform a trick, but also act and work for the camera. And for the first time the adrenaline just went off scale! And during the second take, something flew into me and broke my rib. And all the next times I was afraid that some stray bird would kill me! But... I'm fine!

Are you really dangerous in a fight?))

Deadly!!!

We will tell you more about the box office achievements of the new “Mission” on Friday, but now we’ll move on to Russian cinema. The traditional film festival “Window to Europe” was held in Vyborg; the decisions of the jury, which this year turned out to be the most controversial in the entire history of the film festival.

In the entire 23-year history of the Window to Europe festival, for the second time the Grand Prix is ​​awarded not to a film, but to an actor. This happened for the first time 4 years ago: the prize was given to actor Pyotr Zaichenko for his role in the film “Siberia. Monamour" by Slava Ross. This time Grand Prize Irina Kupchenko received for her role in the film “The Teacher” directed by Alexey Petrukhin. The same film also received audience choice. “The Teacher” is a story about what a teacher can go to. A history teacher, tired of the impudence of high school students, takes up arms.

“I really wanted teenagers to look at themselves from the outside, recognize themselves in the characters of this film and draw some conclusions for themselves, what is right, what is wrong, what is good, what is bad,” notes Irina Kupchenko.

The merits of Alexander Proshkin were awarded a special prize from the festival president Armen Medvedev. In the co-production feature film competition, Bakur Bakuradze won with the drama “Brother Deyan”. Prize for best scenario went to Yusup Razykov for “Escape from Moskvobad” directed by Daria Poltoratskaya. The best documentary film became “The Last Knight of the Empire” by Sergei Debizhev about Ivan Solonevich, the author of the book “Russia in a Concentration Camp”. Thus the “Window to Europe” closed.

About the actor himself, which contains not the most famous details from his life.

Before Marvel cast Robert Downey Jr., Tom Cruise was considered for the role of Tony Stark in the film adaptation of the Iron Man comics.

Disney, when coming up with the image of Aladdin, tried to make him look like Michael J. Fox. But then they changed their decision, copying the cartoon character from Tom Cruise in order to please the female half of the audience.

Since 2006, October 10 has been named Tom Cruise Day in Japan because he visited the country more often than any other Western actor.

Tom Cruise's father was an electrical engineer, and his mother was a teacher.

At the age of 7, doctors diagnosed Tom with Dyslexia (impaired reading skills - approx.). Scientology (an American religious movement) helped Cruise overcome his illness.

Tom Cruise bought his first motorcycle when he was 12 years old.

He missed his high school graduation ceremony because he was participating in the production of the musical Godspell.

When Tom's father left the family, he had to help his mother around the house: mowing the lawn, collecting leaves, selling Easter eggs and Christmas cards.

The first Christmas after their father left, the Cruz family had no money for gifts. A month before the holiday, they came up with the idea of ​​putting leaves with names in a hat and randomly drawing one out so that no one would know what was there, and then helping and making happy the person whose name they wrote on the leaf, confessing only on Christmas Eve.

At school, Cruz was engaged in wrestling, but until he injured his knee. After this, Tom auditioned for the school production of the musical Guys and Dolls.

When Tom Cruise first came to Los Angeles, he met Sean Penn. The two friends found the homes of future colleagues Dustin Hoffman and Jack Nicholson, but didn't have the courage to knock on the door.

When he was 14, he attended St. Francis Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio, to become a Catholic priest. According to Tom's classmates, he was kicked out because he stole liquor from the priest.

Tom Cruise has changed 15 schools.

In 1994, Tom was named Person of the Year by Harvard's Hasty Pudding Club. famous for that its participants dressed up as members of the opposite sex. Tom Cruise accepted the award wearing a bra and heels.

Despite their age, each of Cruise's wives is 11 years younger than the previous one. Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman and Katie Holmes were born in 1956, 1967, and 1978 respectively.

Katie Holmes had a Tom Cruise poster in her house when she was a teenager. A few months before meeting the actor, she gave an interview to Seventeen magazine, where she said the following: “I used to think I wanted to marry Tom Cruise.”

In 1998, Tom Cruise saved a woman who was being attacked by muggers in London, and he pursued the attackers with his bodyguards.

In 1996, the actor witnessed an accident in which a girl was injured. He went to the hospital with her in an ambulance. It later turned out that the girl did not have health insurance, so Cruise paid a large (7,000; - approx.) hospital bill.

In the film “Soldiers of Trouble,” Tom played film producer Les Grossman; he perfectly got into the role, playing up the basic habits of his hero: baldness, love of dancing, etc. Cruise also decided to use prosthetic arms so that they would be as large as Grossman's own.

In his biography The Time of My Life, Patrick Swayze said that Tom Cruise was so embarrassed about his teeth that he refused photo shoots when they starred together in the film Cast Away.

The baboon in Rock of Ages was Tom's idea. When he was preparing for the role of Stacy Jacks, he asked director Adam Shankman for a monkey, which he named "Hey, Man!"

The famous dance scene from the movie Risky Business was completely improvised by Cruise. One line was written in the script: "Joel dances at home in his underwear."

In the late 80s, Cruz and Julia Roberts They pushed for a film adaptation of John Carter, but filming never began. The film itself was later made with Taylor Kitsch in the title role and failed at the box office.

Writer Anne Rice did not agree that Tom Cruise would play the lead role in the adaptation of Interview with the Vampire. But after seeing the film, she bought two pages in Daily Variety magazine for $7,740 to apologize and praise the actor.

During the filming of War of the Worlds, Tom Cruise set up a Scientology tent near film set, where volunteers handed out leaflets with information about the church to those interested.

While celebrating Matt Damon's birthday two years ago in London, Tom Cruise and the birthday boy were spanked by the party hostess, who turned out to be a transvestite.

Noticing how dancing guys attracted the attention of girls, Tom Cruise learned to dance by watching the TV show Soul Train.

Mark Ronson, who DJed at Cruise and Katie Holmes' wedding, said the couple went crazy on the dance floor when he played Kanye West's Gold Digger.

While starring in Top Gun, Cruise did not have a pilot's license, but received one eight years later, in 1994.

Tom Cruise prohibits his image from being used in action figures or video games.

P.S. And an additional fact.