Top 10 Tom Cruise Quotes, Thoughts and Sayings

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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“Nothing ends nicely, that's why it ends.”

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