Tom Cruise and the taboo of “not letting colleagues look you in the eye”

There are many rumors surrounding actor Tom Cruise about his personal life and lifestyle. He was even considered a male actor who was difficult to cooperate with.

In recent years, actor Tom Cruise (61 years old) has often only answered questions about the roles and film projects he pursues. This makes his personal life even more mysterious, and from there, there are even more rumors about Tom Cruise.

At work, he is known to pursue perfectionism. Some sources have revealed to the press that working with Tom Cruise is very difficult. He didn’t even allow his colleagues to look him in the eye on set.

Tom Cruise in “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” (Photo: New York Post).

Faced with rumors like this, Tom Cruise never spoke up to correct or share anything more. However, in a recent interview, director Christopher McQuarrie, who has collaborated with Tom Cruise through many Mission Impossible films , revealed that he himself asked Tom Cruise directly about the rumors.

Director McQuarrie asked Tom Cruise if his colleagues were not allowed to look him in the eye on set. Tom Cruise happily said that that was the silliest rumor about him. The actor knows that this rumor has been spreading for many years and has caused Hollywood filmmakers to have strange images about him.

After collaborating with Tom Cruise from Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (Mission Impossible: Hidden Nation – 2015) to Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (Mission Impossible: Karma – Part 1 – 2023), director McQuarrie affirmed that many rumors about Tom Cruise are false.

Director McQuarrie affirmed that Tom Cruise is an actor with a cheerful and adventurous personality. Although there are times when the actor loses his temper in some situations, McQuarrie finds that above all, Tom Cruise is an actor who dedicates himself to cinema, he always sets very high standards in his work. job.

Tom Cruise worked with great determination to get the public to go to theaters (Photo: New York Post).

Actor Simon Pegg – Cruise’s longtime co-star in the Mission Impossible series – also spoke up to defend the actor: “People often think that cinema is frivolous, but it’s not. Cinema is a frivolous thing.” Photos bring people closer together in an era where people tend to live increasingly apart.

Tom Cruise worked with great determination to get the public to go to the theater and sit together in the theater to watch a movie. The power of cinema was very precious to him. He does his best to protect the power of cinema.

On one hand, Tom Cruise is an attractive movie actor that makes everyone want to know more about him. On the other hand, he is also a normal person, and I like his normal personality.”

Director McQuarrie also said that Tom Cruise always wanted the film he participated in to reach as many audiences as possible: “The Oscars have been made too important. There are films that win Oscars without much merit.” they look.

In the film industry, there is also a clear divide between academic art and mass entertainment. Regarding Tom Cruise, he doesn’t see those as two separate elements, he wants to have both.”

Last summer, the movie Top Gun: Maverick starring Tom Cruise earned nearly 1.5 billion USD from the global box office. This summer, the movie Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One is also expected to be a “saving” blockbuster for the world box office.