Tom Cruise Interview: Family Cruise (page 3 of 3)

Unafraid

RD: Do you want to be married again and have more children?
Cruise: Yeah, yeah. I love kids. And I'd like to get married. I'll tell you what I love. I like being in a relationship. That's just who I am. You know, sex means something to me. When I'm with a woman, I feel that. It just means something. I want that, you know?

RD: So how does Tom Cruise, single guy, find a girlfriend?
Cruise: [Laughs] They call me up.

RD: How's it going?
Cruise: I'm dating, but I don't have a girlfriend.

RD: And you're confident you'll find somebody?
Cruise: I have to. [Laughs] There has to be that woman out there. I want to be with someone who's going to be a lot of fun. Someone who doesn't mind traveling, loves children, loves a lot of activity. Someone I can really trust, someone who can really communicate, someone who enjoys life.

RD: You're one of the best-looking guys in the world, one of the most successful movie stars alive. How do you keep your ego in check?
Cruise: I don't think about me that much. I'm thinking about my kids. Am I doing enough? What more can I do to make their lives better? What more can I do to help my friends and family? Those are the things that keep me up at night.

RD: Okay -- something we have to get out of the way. You know that scene in Risky Business?
Cruise: Which one?

RD: Come on. The underwear scene.
Cruise: [Laughs] Oh, the underwear scene ...

RD: Do you ever do that -- play air guitar to music in your underwear -- just for fun, when you're home alone?
Cruise: Oh, yeah. Of course I do that. I still put on the music and do that.

RD: Another deep question: Does Tom Cruise have an e-mail address?
Cruise: Oh, holy smokes. I don't have e-mail. When I was doing Mission: Impossible, everyone was using e-mail, so they got it for me. The next day, there are 50 messages. I'm the kind of person -- if someone phones, I have to return the call. It's rude not to. So, my God, there are 50 e-mails?! Some of them are, "Hi, how are you?" I can't handle it. I'm a father; I'm producing a movie; I'm working. I don't have time to type out 50 e-mails.

RD: A lot of people ignore e-mails.
Cruise: I cannot do that. I said, "That's it. Take this thing out of here."

RD: Do you ever think about slowing down, working less?
Cruise: I love my work. It's all part of life -- work, kids, everything. Sometimes I'm stretched a little thin, but I wouldn't trade it. I am the only limitation I have. I always knew that ultimately I am responsible for myself. A lot of people say, "I can't do this because ..." I don't believe that. If you agree with that, you're dead.

RD: Are you ever able to relax?
Cruise: I do relax. I'm just not interested in going to the beach and lying down. I want to go to the beach and surf or go scuba. I like living life. I fly my airplanes, I hang out with my kids or go out on a date.

RD: So after War of the Worlds, do you believe in aliens?
Cruise: I think it's beyond arrogance to think that we're the only ones, that there's nothing out there.

RD: Are you afraid of anything?
Cruise: No.

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