Everyone at Cannes wanted to see Tom Cruise. The first American superstar to walk the red carpet of the 75th edition. The actor panicked the applause meter and the festival-goers on Wednesday.
During a discussion moderated by the French journalist based in Los Angeles Didier Allouch, Tom Cruise returned several times to his desire to learn, always learn, at almost 60 years old and after a career marked by collaboration with the greatest directors. , Francis Ford Coppola for Underdogs (1983) Martin Scorsese for The color of money (1986), Barry Levinson for Rain Man (1988), Oliver Stone for Born on July 4 (1989), Rob Reiner for men of honor (1992), Sydney Pollack for The firm (1993), Stanley Kubrick for Eyes Wide Shut (1999). “I always said to myself that if I made a film and it did well, I wanted to never stop learning, exploring. And that’s what I do. »
Tasty anecdotes
Tom Cruise went back to his childhood to explain his love of cinema. “At the age of 4, I already wanted to make movies, fly planes, I wanted adventure in my life, I wanted to do crazy things and I was writing stories. Cinema gave me a taste for adventure. I gave my life to the cinema and I feel privileged”.
I never take anything for granted. Nothing is due to me.
Tom Cruise
“I grew up with the films of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin. I learned everything from movies and theaters,” the actor said. “I never take anything for granted. Nothing is due to me. We all have dreams and my dream has always been the cinema”.
Tom Cruise has delivered tasty anecdotes about his childhood, and his precocious daredevil side, he who signs the craziest stunts in his films, as in Impossible mission. “I’ve always wanted to push my physical limits. At 4 and a half, I had a doll that I threw into the top of the trees, I wanted to do the same as her. One day I made a rope out of the bed sheets and climbed onto the roof and jumped. I fell on the wet floor, my face went further than my feet. It was interesting. I also said to myself: “Mom is going to kill me because the sheet is dirty”. Finally, I did the same thing on the movie sets.
“I want to make my films for the audience. When I watch a movie, I do it from the audience’s point of view,” said Tom Cruise.