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

Quote by Tom Cruise

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I've been... chased by paparazzi, and they run lights, and they chase you and harass...

I've been... chased by paparazzi, and they run lights, and they chase you and harass...

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

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

I always look for a challenge and something that's different.

I always look for a challenge and something that's different.

I've learned to relax more. Everybody feels pressure in what they do, maybe mine is...

I've learned to relax more. Everybody feels pressure in what they do, maybe mine is...

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

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

What I find sometimes that is tricky is if actors are using too much of...

What I find sometimes that is tricky is if actors are using too much of...

I didn't become an actor to have power, but it just happens that I have...

I didn't become an actor to have power, but it just happens that I have...

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

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

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

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

I look at the Samurai because they were the artists of their time. What I...

I look at the Samurai because they were the artists of their time. What I...

It's well known I'm a Scientologist, and that has helped me to find that inner...

It's well known I'm a Scientologist, and that has helped me to find that inner...

I love what I do. I take great pride in what I do. And I...

I love what I do. I take great pride in what I do. And I...

When I first started out all the attention could be a bit unnerving, especially when...

When I first started out all the attention could be a bit unnerving, especially when...

The thing about film-making is I give it everything, that's why I work so hard....

The thing about film-making is I give it everything, that's why I work so hard....

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

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

I want a world without war, a world without insanity. I want to see people...

I want a world without war, a world without insanity. I want to see people...

I've gotten very good at scheduling my life, scheduling the scene and preparing myself for...

I've gotten very good at scheduling my life, scheduling the scene and preparing myself for...

Every single time I start to do a picture, without fail, I feel as if...

Every single time I start to do a picture, without fail, I feel as if...

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

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

As a young actor, people were trying to define who I was before I really...

As a young actor, people were trying to define who I was before I really...