Quotes By Tom Cruise

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

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.

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

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.

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 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.

I love kids. I was a kid myself, once.

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.

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

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.

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

Saddam has committed many crimes against humanity and against his own people.

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.

Nothing ends nicely, that's why it ends.

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.

I would live with all of my sisters if I could. We've always been very close, my sisters and me.

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.

Do I make mistakes? Yeah.

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

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

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.

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. From the director to my crews that I work with.

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

I've gotten very good at scheduling my life, scheduling the scene and preparing myself for knowing, saving the energy, consuming the energy, knowing when to go for it and having the available reserves to be able to do that. You have to think about that, because it's endurance.

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

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

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

I go without sleep, I just go hard.

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.