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Tom Cruise Talks Fearing Death, Dreaming Big & Being Misunderstood

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GQ’s Zach Baron sits down for a tête-à-tête with Hollywood icon Tom Cruise at the Warner Bros. studios in Los Angeles. The American actor and film producer talks about fearing death (yes, we’re talking about those Mission Impossible stunts), the art of continuously learning, and being scared: “I’m not afraid to feel afraid.”

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00:00 - Tom Cruise, the action star
03:46 - “I like standing on the edge of a cliff”
07:35 - Tom dreamed big, real big…
10:59 - The actor childhood & Tom’s philosophy
15:11 - The generational evolution of acting
17:29 - Tom Cruise is 64
19:04 - What it takes to be Tom Cruise
23:19 - Is Tom Cruise understood?
26:59 - Learning the craft; testing the theory

Credits:
Director: Nick Collett
Director of Photography: Kevin Garrison
Editor: Phil Ceconi
Talent: Tom Cruise; Zach Baron
Producer: Sam Dennis
Senior Producer: Michael Beckert
Line Producer: Jen Santos
Production Manager: Evie Roop
Talent Booker: Dana Mathews
Camera Operator: Atreyu Smith; Grant Bell
Assistant Camera: Molly White
Gaffer: Drew Moe
Grip: Mark Wright
Best Boy: Shay Eberle-Gunst; Jeff Kilgore
Sound Mixer: Glo Hernandez
Production Assistant: Fernando Barajas; Hope Millner
Driver: Shaheed Veal
Tom Hair: Jennifer Harling
Tom Make-Up: Bruce Grayson
Zach Groomer: Maureen Sherwood
Post Production Supervisor: Jess Dunn
Post Production Coordinator: Stella Shortino
Supervising Editor: Rob Lombardi
Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds
Executive Producer: Cara Marceante
Director, Creative: Nick Collett
Director, Programming: Jeremy Clowney

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20 Comments

@singingfedexman 2 weeks ago

“ i’ve never met a nobody in my life”
what a beautiful sentiment

@cavanskinner6637 2 weeks ago

Internail monologue of Zach Baron "dont mention scientology, dont mention scientology"

@IrishGuitarGaz 2 weeks ago

"I've never met a nobody. Everyone has a story. Everybody's life has a journey and a story." ......... that's a fascinating thing that he came out with. So many of us can walk down a street and pass tens, hundreds of people every day and after a while they just become almost faceless. But every single person has a story of some kind, no matter how uninteresting they may think their life is.

@clarissacav33995 2 weeks ago

"A person without a dream is someone who's decided not to live" I LOVE IT!!!!!!!

@FlightmikeVideos 12 days ago

Masterclass by Tom Cruise of how to have an interview without saying anything.

@Markisamiller 2 weeks ago

The thing I respect about Tom is that it's quite obvious that his life is his, and his work is ours.
You can feel the tension and the avoidance when the interviewer attempts to cross that line.

@MattWiles 2 weeks ago

A proper movie star, and one who really, really ‘knows’ movies. Legend.

@adityan9942 2 weeks ago

“I asked if you fear death” straight in the face 😂

@tricorntom2254 2 weeks ago

Tom should hit Broadway. A new acting frontier. Live theater at its best. He has the power to get the very best writers give him something unique. And also to bring other top actors with him for the project. Like his ex-wife Nicole Kidman, who's taken her craft to the next level. It would give Tom a new and different kind of experience, and be a much-needed shot adrenaline for Broadway. Even a limited run of two months would be absolutely awesome. GO FOR IT, TOM! Give us something new and unique. Give us something live, from New York!

@buzzfunk 2 weeks ago

Grew up with this man's movies. Can't deny that its one of the last real movie stars. He made so many great movies. Even cheese ones like Cocktail. I remember everyone wanted to become a bar tender after watching it. Such was life in the 80's.

@darren_mcgarvey 2 weeks ago

Hats off to this interviewer who keeps trying to bring Tom back to the question.

@siamgilbert1930 2 weeks ago

Tom Cruise will never stop making movies, the passion he still carries about film making after 45 years is incredible.

@Cjs-q9v 2 weeks ago

He really is in a class of his own, the stunts, understanding all the ins and outs of the industry, wanting to know how it all works, he really cares about the audience. He's one of the few actors that I will pay for a cinema ticket, because I know I'll enjoy whatever he's in.

@spaffonmybaps 2 weeks ago

compared himself to the beatles within 2mins, never change Tom.

@SubduedPenguin1 2 weeks ago

A proper movie star, the passion he still carries about film is incredible. “ i’ve never met a nobody in my life” how beautiful

@r3b3lvegan89 2 weeks ago

Born On The 4th Of July is his most underrated and under appreciated movie easily. And Vanilla Sky.

@robertmayfirm 2 weeks ago

Incredible effort by Zach to get anything from Tom Cruise. As a massive Tom Cruise fan (from Top Gun on), he has provided so much great joy, but my God, is he unbelievably avoiding anything on a personal level. We understand you have a dream and you're focused on work. Is there anything else in your life at all other than planning for the next movie? I just don't think so. Great effort by Zach. His writing is unbelievably great.

@chrisleelmm 2 weeks ago

As someone who has gone through suicidal times and depression and in therapy for years now I can tell you I too no longer fear death.
I don't want to die. But if it's time, so be it. It is a very freeing way to live, because your living to LIVE. Not living in fear.