206 Quotes by Tom Cruise

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.

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.

Today, people can say anything they want. Suddenly it gets in the rumor mill and then it evolves and then somehow it becomes fact and you say, What is this? You know, why don't you ask me?

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

You know what? I’m sure drug dealers on the street, in some way, they are making money. That’s what I equate it to. Here is the thing: you have to understand, with psychiatry, there is no science behind it. And to pretend that there is a science behind it is criminal

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.

In this life, it's not what you hope for, it's not what you deserve - it's what you take!

I go without sleep, I just go hard.

I'm always around my mother and sisters. I always wanted to be a father, a husband.