--- title: "17 Want Quotes By Tom Cruise" description: "17 Want quotes by Tom Cruise. Plus more from Tom Cruise and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b7/tom-cruise-3523_greedy_i-m-not-greedy-i-just-want-my-half-37990_37990.jpg" --- > [I'm not greedy. I just want my half.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/i-m-not-greedy-i-just-want-my-half/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b7/tom-cruise-3523_greedy_i-m-not-greedy-i-just-want-my-half-37990_37990.jpg) > [As a kid, when I got to the edge of a cliff I wanted to jump off. I didn't want to kill…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/as-a-kid-when-i-got-to-the-edge-of-a-cliff-i-wanted-to-jump-off-i/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/906/tom-cruise-3523_cliffs_as-a-kid-when-i-got-to-the-edge-of-a-cli_1390020.jpg) > [For me as a man, philosophically, when you talk about honor and integrity, that’s the way I want to live my life.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/for-me-as-a-man-philosophically-when-you-talk-about-honor-and/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/025/tom-cruise-3523_honor_for-me-as-a-man-philosophically-when-you_2601582.jpg) > [I demand a lot of myself. I want to learn. I can't sit back. I like a challenge, so I create a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/i-demand-a-lot-of-myself-i-want-to-learn-i-can-t-sit-back-i-like-a/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/297/tom-cruise-3523_challenge_i-demand-a-lot-of-myself-i-want-to-learn_689853.jpg) > [I've learned to relax more. Everybody feels pressure in what they do, maybe mine is just a little different because there doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/i-ve-learned-to-relax-more-everybody-feels-pressure-in-what-they-do/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/071/tom-cruise-3523_accomplish_i-ve-learned-to-relax-more-everybody-fee_2678235.jpg) > [I feel lonely at times, but I don't want to get into a relationship with someone if it is not right. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/i-feel-lonely-at-times-but-i-don-t-want-to-get-into-a-relationship/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c7/tom-cruise-3523_doe_i-feel-lonely-at-times-but-i-don-t-want_2401517.jpg) > [Today, people can say anything they want. Suddenly it gets in the rumor mill and then it evolves and then somehow it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/today-people-can-say-anything-they-want-suddenly-it-gets-in-the-rumor/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87f/tom-cruise-3523_ask-me_today-people-can-say-anything-they-want_1108890.jpg) > [If someone doesn’t want to be a criminal anymore, I can give them tools that can better their life. You have no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/if-someone-doesn-t-want-to-be-a-criminal-anymore-i-can-give-them/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ee/tom-cruise-3523_criminals_if-someone-doesn-t-want-to-be-a-criminal_741189.jpg) > [I just want to help people. I'm a helper. For instance, I myself have helped hundreds of people get off drugs. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/i-just-want-to-help-people-i-m-a-helper-for-instance-i-myself-have/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63e/tom-cruise-3523_drug_i-just-want-to-help-people-i-m-a-helper_2354583.jpg) > [I want a world without war, a world without insanity. I want to see people do well. I don't even think it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/i-want-a-world-without-war-a-world-without-insanity-i-want-to-see/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f84/tom-cruise-3523_insanity_i-want-a-world-without-war-a-world-witho_675568.jpg) > [I love adventure movies, I just love action adventure films. It's pure cinema and you go in and you're lost to it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/i-love-adventure-movies-i-just-love-action-adventure-films-it-s-pure/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3a/tom-cruise-3523_action_i-love-adventure-movies-i-just-love-acti_1248505.jpg) > [I've always thought of the audience. I just want to entertain the audience. That's what it's about: what's good for the movie,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/i-ve-always-thought-of-the-audience-i-just-want-to-entertain-the/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49a/tom-cruise-3523_audience_i-ve-always-thought-of-the-audience-i-ju_1045903.jpg) > [When I was about 7 years old, I had been labeled dyslexic. I'd try to concentrate on what I was reading, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/when-i-was-about-7-years-old-i-had-been-labeled-dyslexic-i-d-try-to/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd2/tom-cruise-3523_angry_when-i-was-about-7-years-old-i-had-been_1243736.jpg) > [I also realise power is fleeting, it doesn't last forever in this career, so I want to make the most of it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/i-also-realise-power-is-fleeting-it-doesn-t-last-forever-in-this/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a9/tom-cruise-3523_careers_i-also-realise-power-is-fleeting-it-does_1805669.jpg) > [I remember looking at my dad and wanting to understand him. I didn't want to just write the guy off. He was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/i-remember-looking-at-my-dad-and-wanting-to-understand-him-i-didn-t/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/596/tom-cruise-3523_chaos_i-remember-looking-at-my-dad-and-wanting_2770727.jpg) > [I enjoy working with writers and their scripts. It's very exciting to me. Eventually I would like to produce, direct and act…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/i-enjoy-working-with-writers-and-their-scripts-it-s-very-exciting-to/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55d/tom-cruise-3523_book_i-enjoy-working-with-writers-and-their-s_1659859.jpg) > [I don't care what someone believes. I don't care what nationality they are. But if someone wants to get off drugs, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/i-don-t-care-what-someone-believes-i-don-t-care-what-nationality-they/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f20/tom-cruise-3523_believe_i-don-t-care-what-someone-believes-i-don_2998107.jpg) ## Other authors on Want ## More by Tom Cruise > [I'm not greedy. I just want my half.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/i-m-not-greedy-i-just-want-my-half/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) > [When I work, I work very hard. So I look to work with people who have that level of dedication. And I depend on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/when-i-work-i-work-very-hard-so-i-look-to-work-with-people-who-have/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) > [The important thing is to be relaxed in your work. Same in life. Don't make everything too intense. Then you can let everything go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/the-important-thing-is-to-be-relaxed-in-your-work-same-in-life-don-t/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) > [We live in a world in which we are able to communicate very quickly in many different ways, and yet we find communicating more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/we-live-in-a-world-in-which-we-are-able-to-communicate-very-quickly/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) > [I look at the Samurai because they were the artists of their time. What I think struck me when I read Bushido is compassion.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/i-look-at-the-samurai-because-they-were-the-artists-of-their-time/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) > [I'm a romantic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/i-m-a-romantic/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) > [I structure the scripts and work on them on films and work on scenes with writers and but I haven't written a script myself,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/i-structure-the-scripts-and-work-on-them-on-films-and-work-on-scenes/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) > [Talk is over-rated as a means of settling disputes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/talk-is-over-rated-as-a-means-of-settling-disputes/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) > [Yes, of course. Are you really so arrogant as to believe we are alone in this universe? Millions of stars, and we're supposed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/yes-of-course-are-you-really-so-arrogant-as-to-believe-we-are-alone/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) > [My childhood was extremely lonely. I was dyslexic and lots of kids make fun of me. That experience made me tough inside, because you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/my-childhood-was-extremely-lonely-i-was-dyslexic-and-lots-of-kids/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/the-thing-about-film-making-is-i-give-it-everything-that-s-why-i-work/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) > [Do I make mistakes? Yeah.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/do-i-make-mistakes-yeah/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) > [It seems to me that if there were any logic to our language, trust would be a four letter word.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/it-seems-to-me-that-if-there-were-any-logic-to-our-language-trust/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) > [I have cooked turkeys in my day but when Mom's around I let her do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/i-have-cooked-turkeys-in-my-day-but-when-mom-s-around-i-let-her-do-it/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) > [I've been...chased by paparazzi, and they run lights, and they chase you and harass you the whole time. It happens all over the world,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cruise/i-ve-been-chased-by-paparazzi-and-they-run-lights-and-they-chase-you/) [Tom Cruise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cruise/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/tom-cruise/#itemlist", "name": "17 Want Quotes By Tom Cruise", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm not greedy. 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