Tom Cruise Quotes

I'm not greedy. I just want my half.

Talk is over-rated as a means of settling disputes

Emotions kick up. You try not to kick things up, but you go through things you can't help.

Of course [I believe in aliens]. Are you so arrogant as to believe we are alone in this universe?

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

I don't care if you print something nasty about me. If it's true, fine. I don't care. But just make sure it's the truth.

My name is Joel Goodson. I deal in human fulfillment. I grossed over eight thousand dollars in one night.

On film Vanilla Sky: You're going to get the full experience of what love is.

There is Life in every breath.

But I think also you look at Scientology it is the fastest growing religion. It's helped so many people.

If someone doesn’t want to be a criminal anymore, I can give them tools that can better their life. You have no idea how many people want to know what Scientology is.

Everybody dies, Sally. The thing is to die well.

I kept looking [at Katie] and thinking, 'This woman's amazing.' I'm happy that I'm with her. She's amazing, and I'd think the same of her even if she wasn't with me - she's just amazing.

They smell good. They look pretty. I love women. I do.

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

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

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

If someone wants to know about Scientology, they should just go and read about it themselves. That's the best way to do it.

Seriously, I would go in a second. I'd be the first actor in space and I'd love to do it.

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

As an actor - like an artist - you have to ask, "Why do I choose a certain moment to play something a certain way?" It's organic to who we are.

Stanley Kubrick was brilliant at getting under the audience's skin. He was very interested in the idea of, 'How can I tell this with just a camera?'

I have cooked turkeys in my day but when Mom's around I let her do it.

I've had such extremes in my life. From being this kind of wild kid, to one year studying to be a Franciscan priest at the seminary....I was very frustrated.

Stanley Kubrick was very selective when he went into a close-up. Every director has his taste in a performance, but Stanley would explore a scene to find what was most interesting for him.

For me as a man, philosophically, when you talk about honor and integrity, that’s the way I want to live my life. It moved me.

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.

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

When you talk about emotional, chemical imbalances in people, there is no science behind that.

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.

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

I used to go to Maple Leafs games all the time when Nic shot To Die For here in Toronto. This is a great city. I love it here.

Even in my dreams, I’m an idiot who knows he’s about to wake up to reality.

I'm a romantic.