Tom Cruise's 1st Appearance on Letterman, August 10, 1988

[@johndalton3180]

Tom Cruise seems relatively normal here. Here is the actual quote from Mary Herron. "“We talked about how Martian-like Patrick Bateman was, how he was looking at the world like somebody from another planet, watching what people did and trying to work out the right way to behave. And then one day he called me and he had been watching Tom Cruise on David Letterman, and he just had this very intense friendliness with nothing behind the eyes, and he was really taken with this energy.” Eight years later (1996) Tom appeared on The Rosie O'Donnell Show. In that appearance, he wastightly wound and controlled. My guess is Herron conflated the O'Donnell Show with Letterman. There's really nothing at all American Psycho about this appearance. But the O'Donnell appearance is more Patrick Bateman-esque.

[@alyal-majuid4950]

Sorry...what?!

[@johndalton3180]

@@alyal-majuid4950 I think that Mary Herron, speaking in 2009, may have gotten the show wrong. I don't think this is the show Christian Bale saw Tom Cruise on. It may have been a 1998 interview with Rosie O'Donnell, which actually aired a week or so into the filming of American Psycho.

[@danielc7773]

@@johndalton3180 I think you're correct. By all accounts, Tom joined the cult in the early 90s, which would explain why he comes across so uncharacteristically genuine here. He subsequently had that hyper-friendly glare by the late 90s.

[@JosephHowes2003]

This connection has always been a big coincidence for me just because I've always been told that I look like either Tom Cruise or Christian Bale. It was constant when I worked with the public instead of at home.

[@johndalton3180]

@@JosephHowes2003 yeah? You free Saturday night?

[@Stellaluna88]

My best friend, from middle school, met him at the Pocono Raceway that summer. She had a photo of them on her dresser for many years. It was one of her favorite teenaged moments. She passed away over a year ago and I miss her.

[@photo04]

Sorry to hear about your best friend.

[@Stellaluna88]

@@photo04 Thank you. 🙏🏻

[@Dmolina3715]

That’s sweet

[@ColbyMoonwalker]

RIP

[@duncanharvey3959]

can i have the photo lol

[@TheGoodfella2012]

32 years later and still the biggest movie star in the world. He is something else I’ll tell ya.

[@SpiritMQ]

True

[@GREG_Khar-NÜ-Metalhead2000]

@@SpiritMQ ha ha ha haaa haaa

[@te1577]

I wouldn't say he still is

[@simonpender7105]

@R R there are much better actors though

[@VonSolo5]

Well said 🎉🙌

[@RepublicConstitution]

Tom always seems so in control, calm, and a bubbling intensity underneath.

[@lindarodriguez8225]

And gorgeous 😍

[@katiagabriela405]

psycho maybe

[@lindarodriguez8225]

@@katiagabriela405That too 😆

[@RepublicConstitution]

@@katiagabriela405 Nope. But you're definitely jealous.

[@saeedurrahman2056]

Interview was taken 35 years ago

[@undercoverhamster2549]

He seems friendly but on guard and a bit reserved. Very self-contained

[@thetruth1677]

He is a narcissist.

[@QS-si3cq]

@Exposing Liars So, you know her personally then. How did you meet? Get the point?

[@amandawooten1381]

@Exposing Liars poppp0kkk

[@dieanotherdaydefender7938]

@Piotr Konieczynski so what if he was?

[@dieanotherdaydefender7938]

@@thetruth1677 so are you

[@MasterChiefWiggum]

I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: the man has aged well!

[@KtotheL]

thamks

[@AhPhoey]

Just say it once.

[@ryanlankford8634]

He got the thetans out of him.

[@steveconn]

I'll never forget being on a plane with mom around 2005 and looking at a magazine with his picture and remarking how an aunt said he hadn't aged well. Mom: "He looks twenty-seven. So much for that hopeful bitchy comment."

[@chrisitalia8868]

He's an a list actor he probably got a face-lift or botox at 45 they all do

[@BrianMillsSkills]

32 years later and he looks barely older, Tom Cruise is some kind of half vampire.

[@JohnDoe-kf7md]

Being happy can keep you looking young.

[@keskiverto7242]

Nah. He looks older.

[@nshorus5001]

what about the puffy face he's had for some years??

[@JohnDoe-kf7md]

@@nshorus5001 to much smiling. Face muscles only can get so big.

[@wowzers1237____]

Well, he was in the movie Interview with the Vampire. Maybe that's why he was great for the role.

[@Nwenglandr]

Since I was in high school in the 80s till now I still say he has the best eyes/smile. So attractive.

[@wiktoriagargula9050]

I realize that my person is not interesting and that I am not the star here but Tom is, but this poem of mine is to him. I am the author of this poem. "Come with the Hour..." I always, even with thought, Will last Sometimes even just I'll pass. Sometimes I'll come late With an hour to bed Without expecting Anything in return. I'll come sometimes Early in the morning And when I disappear The smile will be still. Even in thoughts, But it'll be all right, When by your senses I will squat down.

[@samsungtelevision695]

Don you truly stand alone as *the* David Letterman archivist and scholar. You really add to the value of the content via your meticulous organization, labeling (especially the specific airdates), and curation. Thanks for what you do

[@dongiller]

Thanks!

[@justglenn1037]

@@dongiller I agree with everything Samsung Television said

[@jonsnow5518]

@@justglenn1037 as do i !

[@sngreal]

@@justglenn1037as do i

[@anm9059]

He doesn't have the scientology presence to him yet.

[@KamiloPerez06]

He went crazy until '94 😹

[@Izaan2810]

This guy was just SO handsome!! He was one of the absolute greatest and most talented actors of his generation. Really really exceptional in 80s and 90s. I really want to see him do more dramas nowadays. He should continue to do action movies as much as he wants, but a drama movie every once in a while would be great. His performances in Magnolia and Collateral are two of the greatest acting performances I have ever seen coupled with some other very strong performances as well.

[@lindarodriguez8225]

Idk, Brad Pitt always won over Tom Cruise & I have no idea why :/

[@VonSolo5]

🙌✨ Yes, would love to see that as well.

[@catsfan_M]

True ❤

[@themonkey8251]

He still looks absolutely gorgeous. Even more so id argue

[@chromaflow9313]

I absolutely loved Collateral - I’ll have to check out Magnolia, now. Thanks! And I agree - he really is a great actor, and it’s cool when he break character from his traditional roles

[@835g]

I went to the movies to see the outsiders it was 1983. I had no idea who he was . Then I watched the movie Taps , still had no idea who he was. It was the movie Risky Buiness that I started paying attention to his acting. The rest they say is history

[@96libertytt]

More likely 1983 that you saw The Outsiders.

[@scaccu]

well, in the outsiders he looked almost a different person with his messy teeth.

[@robertomurri1278]

My favorite movie. The Outsiders 😎

[@pettypettywoodchuck2]

So weird how the guests used to walk out with no music

[@injanhoi1]

Incredibly successful. He was poor before now incredibly rich. You have to admire that. Good luck to him!

[@mostlyharmless88]

@john templeplate wow, classy. I'd hate to stumble on your takes as a bar is closing.

[@dreamsister6339]

He signed the deal

[@QS-si3cq]

@john templeplate Going to a bar doesn't make you an alcoholic.

[@larsgoran9926]

@@mostlyharmless88 but when women dates studs it's "yaaassss queen slay" stop it with the double standards

[@UberKrispy]

@john templeplate C'mon John enjoy your Fleshlight and learn some manners

[@buckspa]

Damn, he was gorgeous, unbelievably beautiful.

[@silversteele6624]

@@megan2484 wtf does that even mean and compared to who? You?.. lmfao! Dude does his own stunts, flies airplanes and helicopters, races cars, is one of the top actors of our generation. But yea, boring as fuck.. Im not saying as a person I like him, or that he doesnt have issues, but your comment is stupid as fuck.

[@atomkriegreinigungs7737]

@@silversteele6624 Thanks for commenting so I didnt have to

[@dins5066]

@@megan2484 what a typical loser contrarian would say to deflect from his uneventful existence

[@megan2484]

@@dins5066 you seem like a very happy person.

[@Nfarce]

@@megan2484 - You seem like an insecure person.

[@salmivec]

If this young actor only believed in himself, he would have a 40 year career in Hollywood

[@pjchj3599]

Im not even born in 88 at time when Tom is a big star since then to now 2022 Im 30 and Tome still the biggest star of hollywood His longevity is unmatch , he got famous since 1983 Risky Business to now Top Gun Maverick 2022 he still is.....mesmerising

[@jasonl9266]

He's like that dude in higschool who calls evrybody by their last name .lol

[@Mistwalker67]

We all did in my school in the UK

[@RyuHaya]

That used to be common atleast in Norway in the 80s.

[@energyasylum997]

😂😂😂👏👏👌

[@NR-rv8rz]

He has the focus and confidence and boyish charm and much like the early Jim Carrey interviews, there is a certain shyness that you don't see in later interviews.

[@auggied6760]

...except that he is a lost soul, lost to cultish thinking and his insufferable ego.

[@NR-rv8rz]

@@auggied6760 So what, he can do what he wants with his private life. What's that to you or me? Over the decades he has provided amazing and fairly pure entertainment for hundreds of millions of people and brought joy into their lives. What have you done?

[@auggied6760]

@@NR-rv8rz He is welcome to do what he wants in his private life, but you are ignoring the tremendous damage that Scientology is doing to people. Because Cruz supports and promotes Scientology, he is causing untold suffering for many, many people. We all share this world and affect other people with our actions and inactions, and Tom Cruz is a tremendous force of suffering for other human beings. If you are unaware of his role in Scientology and Scientology itself then you need to read up on the cult and see how it ruins lives, damages communities, and makes people suffer. If you support Cruz as an entertainer regardless of his being a cause for destruction and suffering, then you are part of this problem. If you are okay with Cruz just because he provides you with entertainment, then what does this say about who you are aa a person? It's a selfish attitude that is indifferent to the injury of other fellow human beings.

[@NR-rv8rz]

@@auggied6760 I'm well aware of how deluded he is regarding the cult. But if adults want to join them and mess up their lives that's their business.

[@reiders24]

@@auggied6760 it's tom cruise😏

[@EliasAlucard]

Tom Cruise was actually normal and humble here, lol

[@PrettyGoodLookin]

He is an Actor by trade tho.

[@huskiehuskerson5300]

@@PrettyGoodLookin like any other actor that are humble and wholesome

[@David-ng7cr]

Are you kidding. He a creep.

[@kikio-rq9kx]

I don’t think he was ever normal. The more I read about him the less I like him.

[@zinuru2707]

Letterman was trying to crack him as he did to every big star but you can tell he really likes and admires cruise here. Awesome footage

[@NO1jkpg]

More than 30 years later and he still look the same. I always feel that is something weird about him but not so much here.

[@JP-un1nj]

favorite part is Tom Cruise getting caught off guard and his adorable reaction when Letterman asked, "does it bother you that you carried Paul Newman in the movie"

[@andrewmanzi7512]

Its interesting how focussed and confident he is, even at about 26 years old.

[@iggypopisgod9]

its called acting

[@TowGunner]

2 years before joining the Scientology Cult. God L Ron Hubbard hasn’t spoken to him yet.

[@Gerox566]

@@TowGunner it's weird to see cruise before the craziness, he actually looks normal here

[@reiders24]

@@Gerox566 before the crazyness?

[@Gerox566]

@@reiders24 you know, before all that scientology bullshit

[@danhayabusa]

I don't see the cold gaze or whatever Bale took as inspiration for Patrick Bateman. Tom Cruise is just super chill.

[@dongiller]

Nobody reads my descriptions and pinned comments.

[@mendmywings7238]

I came to watch it for that reason. I kinda see it. I don't think it's very overt. If anything i think he just doesn't want to be there. But what do i know

[@darwincharles3537]

​@@dongillermaybe because you are a nobody. And no one cares what you have on your mind...! Just a guess... Because I have no clue what you've been saying all this time

[@woofer3284]

Bale might have seen something we haven't seen.

[@eternalvoid8281]

​@@woofer3284 you see what you wanna see....

[@gotsu7343]

Tom seems like the kind of guy who isnt comfortable unless he's serious or pissed off

[@kerrin6633]

I guess in that he isn't expressive, unless he's angry? I think he is the serious type of person

[@jacomans9078]

He really gained confidence after awhile , just watch him on that Matt Lauer interview,, some guys don’t like Tom because of his success, you can’t be jealous of someone who is doing well, I enjoy his movies, after Top Gun they say they had record number of people trying to enlist in the Airforce/ Navy, that alone is crazy!

[@OhSankYouDoktor]

I was in the audience for this show. Guests were him and Connie Chung. Shook Paul's hand. Bill Wendel took a photo of me on the set after the show. Great time.

[@kerrin6633]

Wow! You have a great memory!

[@kevinfogarty5081]

His personality has indeed morphed over the years. Fascinating what money in and of itself will do to a person notwithstanding fame. I am happy and sad for him all at once. Unbelievably gifted in the looks department.

[@QS-si3cq]

You forgot to mention "cult."

[@kevinfogarty5081]

@@QS-si3cq what do you mean?

[@leonardovonneumann5848]

@@kevinfogarty5081 Scientology

[@TammyGsings]

Mmmm I’d say more like what he has to deal with to do what he dreamed of doing…. we all change and grow as we get older and sometimes life hardens us but gives us wisdom makes us less tolerant to dealing with crap.. Can you imagine what it would be like to never have privacy and to have people constantly wanting to run you down and either hurt you or just mob you I think he has worked very hard to do the things that he has done and accomplish and I admire him for how calm and positive he is with the fans and not only that but being in the public eye and constantly being scrutinized and torn down and having people making up ridiculous stories about you must be a difficult life Yes he makes a lot of money and he has certain privileges but there is certainly a price to pay for that and so many people lack the depth to understand these things. Speculating and declaring things about a human being that one has never met is just absolute ignorance…Age suits him well

[@somethingcleverrrr]

​@@TammyGsingsno, no. It's the cult.

[@fatihkan2601]

He speaks, acts and behaves like an actor. He was born this way. He’s giving a sharpness in every detail.

[@riggermorpus]

My favourite appearance from Tom was the airplane flying story episode. With the lack of oxygen in the cabin rendering his friend unconscious lol. Tom was having a laughing fit.

[@siggylloyd3566]

Scientological de-programming will do that.

[@sadesinatra9226]

Yeah..That was hilarious

[@derrikdavid]

Hilarity

[@redsabreanakin]

Omg yes..its hysterical.

[@danielgoncalves6438]

@@siggylloyd3566 why there's always a stupid comment in every comment thread on KZbin? The guy was having fun and sharing a laugh with Letterman but you had to spoil the mood with some idiotic observation...

[@jones2277]

He doesn’t seem dead behind the eyes. He seems charismatic.

[@tysonmajella961]

No one said this the exact quote is “That intense friendliness with nothing behind the eyes” not “dead” professional actors having a extreme analysis ability, maybe bale saw something that we don’t see..

[@jones2277]

@@tysonmajella961a lot of people think she mixed up the interview with the one with Rosie O’Donnell. That’s the one where he is extremely friendly and laughs at odd moments.

[@tysonmajella961]

@@jones2277 mabye, but don’t know, ho cares yk

[@Luke.-cv9uv]

Only seems charismatic because he’s good looking

[@haterade5137]

You're being glib.

[@JackBeddows]

He just seems like a nice young man at this point.

[@TurisasFTW]

And now he is a bit older nice man.

[@stanpotter7764]

@@TurisasFTW who will ruin your life if you expose Scientology.

[@siddhartino]

@@stanpotter7764 who the fuck care for scientology tho

[@TurisasFTW]

@Eddie T. a smart man always go after rumours, because all the stories about him is naturally 100% true. If some people say he's a nutcase, then he must be one.

[@SENATORPAIN1]

@@siddhartino tom cruise for one.

[@adamatc450]

What you could see as unfriendliness was just shyness...

[@GG-ks4ul]

I can't deny the magnetism.

[@nealfager8126]

If he’s always just putting on a show as a nice guy for the cameras he’s been doing an excellent job of it for 4 decades!

[@Dagnabit888]

I hope this guy makes it

[@CR055FIRE]

HUR DURR

[@Herbytv-so2qn]

😂

[@sheydoll]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@RobertK1993]

He quit in 1988 they got a look alike

[@riffratt]

Ah man if only Tom Cruise had stayed like this, he was great until he got into Scientology, I can’t bear to watch him in interviews now

[@PrettyGoodLookin]

I was about to write what you said here. agree !

[@marcallan9577]

I was going to say that too

[@hd-xc2lz]

@@prototek100 Yes, fairly wooden as an actor, and likely why he has so thoroughly committed himself to the action genre.

[@hd-xc2lz]

I can't watch an interview with him without wondering if there's Scientology subtext to his every response. Also in group interviews (e.g. Graham Norton) there's always weird vibe between Tom and other actors, it's somewhat deferential but also seems like they wish to keep him at arm's length.

[@riffratt]

@@hd-xc2lz I think he tries to appear sincere but it all seems fake and controlled, that time he jumped on the sofa shouting woo was just so cringey, his religious prophet was a science fiction author lunatic who lived on a boat to try and escape paying his tax, he’s insane!

[@salmanghani5972]

This man will become the biggest superstar in the world. If only, he will believe in himself and his abilities.

[@rudy1999]

And join a ''movement''

[@salmanghani5972]

@@rudy1999 lol glass half full, half empty comment

[@EE-od6qm]

Little late to the party sir by about 10 years. Tom Cruise is already the biggest superstar. He very much believes in his own abilities.

[@salmanghani5972]

@@EE-od6qm I was time traveling when I made that comment. He wasn't a star then.

[@salmanghani5972]

@@David-Kynaston very true. You are like the sheep and he's the fox 🦊

[@samueljett7807]

0:03 someone was having fun with the lights in the background lol

[@rutesh1902]

year 1988

[@josephkelley8641]

Tom in a League (that's) Tom's own - his own Air Space - the Entertainment Industry's GOAT.

[@scottbriggs7584]

I remember Tom in this era, there was such a movie star aura around him. Watching this interview, I see that he was much more relaxed and much less high-strung back then! He was a really easy-going, friendly, cool guy. At some point in time -- after this interview -- I started feeling awkward watching him in interviews, because there was always a good chance he would become hostile. I wonder what happened to poor Tom to cause this change?

[@michaelmcdonald8452]

Other than the (much later) Matt Lauer interview, I cant think of what instances you’d be referring to?

[@charrua59]

Yeah the Oprah interview. Wonder if they start with drugs after a will. In way it must be stressfull being famous.

[@TowGunner]

This was two years before joining the Scientology Cult. Pre-jumping on couches and pseudo psychotropic expertise.

[@tomschmitz261]

@@TowGunner actually he was already in the early stages of the cult due to his marriage and soon to be divorce from mimi rogers...

[@micvili7527]

He got molested by a Scientology priest

[@angelamarymahoney]

Its like the intensity in the eyes translates into an intensity in all areas of his life...

[@reiders24]

Nothing wrong with that.. Called focus...Its why he can keep going for the past 40 years

[@Redstripe921]

Probably his love life as well

[@Redstripe921]

​@@reiders24Steve Jobs had the same intensity in his eyes

[@jaws5dog]

Now THAT is a fucking movie star :)

[@MichaelHolmgaard]

It's unbelievable how little Tom has aged since this interview. He almost looks better now to be honest

[@Lindahdue]

Hey I agree, he looks great for 60+ but look its the money talking - lots of Actors do botox and fillers ..facial lifts- they can afford it - Look at Rob Lowe!

[@MichaelHolmgaard]

@@Lindahdue True. Also I think it's very much about the perdonality. Tom Cruise still had a lot of energy and is very driven. That makes you look and appear younger. Johnny Depp is holding up pretty good as well, but he looks older because he is kinda broken inside. But Tom still has that youthful energy

[@hasselett]

He peaked in Vanilla Sky, at 40 years old. Goddamn was he good-looking in that movie.

[@anujoseph_10]

He looked his best in his 40s and 50s imo

[@haveagreatday3664]

Good work done. Lots.

[@TammyGsings]

What a sweet young man. Just an ordinary kid with extraordinary dreams and talent. He’s laser focused.

[@peters6119]

Great actor. Seems so normal when he's not acting. Still one of the all-time greats.

[@fandude7]

What Tom needed was to be self-deprecating. Seems he takes himself too seriously or at least is not comfortable poking fun at himself, like Stallone and Letterman knows this.

[@steveconn]

He's only twenty-seven and the world's biggest star. It's not a mantle easily conveyed.

[@idenhlm]

He seems very humble as it is.

[@ocan1033]

For a guy who turned into a bit of an oddball, he seems very humble and self-contained here.

[@pacificbase]

he learned to make jokes about himself later :) good guy, respectful and modest . you cannot not like him

[@moaningpheromones]

stallone? really?

[@JOHNDT4]

Honestly , I don’t think Tom Cruise behaves particularly strange at all. He just seems driven. Type A personality from sure.

[@liliantudorin5191]

Already back then Tom Cruise knew how to handle interviews where some questions were just too ...🙃 I love ❤ how he handles in general any interview with great confidence 👏👏👏

[@IsabellaBabb]

Tom Cruise's smile is contagious, very bright and shining.

[@IsabellaBabb]

I think so, I love your movies. hehe. May you have a blessed 2024. ❤@tomcruise4771

[@crazybunimama]

I love Tom Cruise, he has best smile😁😁😁❤❤❤

[@chillingwithshillam]

RiP PL Newman. "It is said that his passion for motor racing was first evident while filming the movie 'Winning' in 1968, when he was already 43 years old and when he played a racing driver. It would take another four years, until 1972, for his first professional race, which happened in Connecticut."

[@rodney6045]

Though I can hide my cold gaze and you can shake my hand...and feel flesh gripping yours...and maybe you can even sense our lifestyles are probably comparable...I simply am not there.

[@HardluckHutch]

Letterman is 10x better than ANYONE on late night in 2021.

[@andreww3621]

You should familiarize yourself with Graham Norton...

[@King-gh4jj]

when he was still modest

[@TowGunner]

And not totally ensconced in his cult.

[@jamegumm]

According to the book, Patrick Bateman would’ve met him in the elevator around this period

[@dongiller]

Nobody reads my descriptions and pinned comments.

[@alexl.8748]

This guy has all the chops for a great acting career. I think he will go far.

[@Vanocalifornia]

I doubt it. He can’t even run

[@Moctop]

We'll see Nostradamus.

[@khrapov]

Nah, I heard there is another rising star, more promising and talented. Leonardo Di Caprio.

[@DoctorRevers]

He’s nervous. You can see. But...look at that hair, those eyes, the skin.....a beautiful dream.

[@KevinColt]

he looks EXACTLY the same 30 years later

[@jurgostuff]

Don Giller is our current day Columbo.

[@AndySalinger33]

My wife loves his work, but I do not agree with that in the workplace.

[@katiezee2]

'just one more thing . .'

[@AndySalinger33]

@@katiezee2 😂marry me?

[@stefanosprokopis3917]

He seemed so normal compared to how he would behave in the future.

[@stefanosprokopis3917]

@john templeplate like the way he behaved when he went on Oprah and that time when he was laughing like a maniac on the Letterman show. Also that interview he did with Matt Laurer. How about that screaming rant just recently on the movie set. Then He craps on about Scientology like it's some great religion when all's it is is a mass8ve fraudulent scam that has destroyed countless lives. Ate those examples enough cos I can give a few more if you want.

[@redwingsfan3621]

MK Ultra maybe. Clone maybe.. Nothing would surprise me in this world.

[@stefanosprokopis3917]

@@redwingsfan3621 now that's some serious theory.

[@bizzjoe]

@john templeplate .. Well in fairness , it wouldn't take much to set him off ..

[@bizzjoe]

@john templeplate ... It wasn't sarcasm , but you certainly schooled me .. thanks for that .. lol

[@danielthenatural]

Patrick Bateman’s inspiration behind American psycho

[@dongiller]

Nobody reads my descriptions and pinned comments.

[@jurgostuff]

Christian Bale already with a thumbs down..

[@richlisola1]

I like how they stay on topic, they’re talking racing and they stick to it

[@trust5977]

It’s weird to see a guest walkout without the band playing music.

[@moaningpheromones]

they're playing - you just can't hear them with Tom's deafening star power entrance.

[@bjacob5451]

There will never be another Tom Cruise ❤. I mean, he is the same - yesterday, today and hopefully for ever. I mean, he has seen everything that this life and his career could throw at him and yet he always has managed to maintain his charisma, his overwhelming charm, his impeccable smile and his professional persona till date. And the greatest quality about him is that he never let's it loose like any human would. He is definitely not of this world because if he was, he definitely wouldn't be able to do a sequel of Top Gun after 36 long years when most would have died or have hung up their acting shoes by then. Way to Go, Cruise and we all wish you the greatest that life could possibly give you.💫

[@Pearl.M1020]

Can we please clone this Man! Can anyone imagine a world without Tom Cruise? ! I cant. One of a kind!

[@thirdworldrider6991]

Guy sat behind a desk for 30 years...but his is a fulfilled life.

[@shirleyplummer5626]

The most gorgeous man I've ever seen in my life

[@skoetkonung7353]

Oh absolutely, Paul is something else. _Literally_

[@normacasini838]

Tom's looks have improved with age and he's only gotten more fearless with his stunts, etc.

[@miguelrivera9599]

Cocktail is underrated af

[@moaningpheromones]

around here beer is for breakfast.

[@RickWilcoxatGoogle]

You can see his intensity even back then. Love see greats starting out.

[@ext1013]

look at this guy. he's so ..... awesome.

[@justanotherhappyhumanist8832]

Omg Christian Bale absolutely NAILED HIM in American Psycho! Every single minute mannerism, the weird stare, the over-friendliness, the nothingness behind the eyes, darkness and turmoil that you feel is just creepily twitching right beneath the soul. He didn’t even manage to capture the aesthetic, but every single mannerism and facial twitch, to a T! I have to say, I lost some respect for Christian Bale a few years ago when it came out that the guy had a meltdown on set, but now I’ve realised what an amazing actor he is (plus, he apparently was able to sweat on cue? I don’t know if that’s true, but if so, my god, that’s some insane talent), my respect for the guy has skyrocket. I would probably lose my cool every once in awhile too if I had to play Tom Cruise. Hell, Tom loses his cool every once in awhile playing Tom Cruise! Also, respect to Christian Bale for seeing through the guy long before anyone else did - or at least, having the guts to admit it!

[@Aivottaja]

Impressive, very nice. Now let's see Paul Allen's inspiration.

[@platiniathens8066]

If he was tall (taller) he could play the role of SUPERMAN

[@TowGunner]

I too immediately noticed the Christopher Reeve resemblance

[@ExtremeBeatlesArchive]

Tom talks just like Paul Simon, same voice just a lil faster.

[@rula2228]

Hahaha 8:27 "and...it's in color?" God I love Dave.

[@davidr4523]

Very strange that Letterman did not have Tom Cruise on his show before 1988. Tom Cruise has filmed Taps, The Outsiders and Risky Business all years before this interview.

[@Franckdatank]

and as they mentioned. Top Gun.

[@michaeljordan6008]

Stay thin and don’t lose your hair.

[@just4music687]

Dave was always funnier when he actually liked the guests, as in this interview. When he disliked them he was reactive and subjective; not as witty.

[@admtech69]

Letterman didn't get to all of his questions on his blue index card, the questions about Modern Psychiatry and Scientology would have been interesting.

[@JMGENTERPRISES]

Ladies be crazy for the cruise!

[@Reticuli]

"made in '45" came right off the top of his head

[@satanicconservative1855]

I thought I was the only one coming to look at this because of American psycho. I was completely wrong

[@swift_aus]

Geez I miss Letterman, he really was the best.

[@r_vl_]

I really miss the bands they would have play on the show. So good

[@neilfeinberg7825]

Agree but he was something of a douche ten years later interviewing George Michael.

[@justayoutuber1906]

I think this may have been before Scientology

[@634983]

A few years before

[@reiders24]

Nope been a scientologist since around 86

[@Henryk6203]

When Tom Cruise says, something usually says it with a Altruistic candour and a And specific taste

[@Walterwhiterocks]

Sort of ironic that Rain Man turned out to be a much better film than any of those prior Cruise films referred to in he interview.

[@crashburn3292]

Letterman and Cruise are the epitome of "opposites."

[@VitalityMassage]

Letterman was a BRILLIANT interviewer/comedian.

[@khunopie9159]

"I want to go fast." Ricky Bobby 2006

[@phexus]

His voice sounds so young.

[@pauld724]

I hope Tom Cruise can get the producers of Eyes Wide Shut to release the missing 20 minutes (they said is lost forever) On Topic, Long Side Note. Dave is 6 feet 1 1/2 inch and Tom is 5 feet almost 8 inches. thats kind of short but not real short. I had the impression Tom was 5 foot 5 or something. Taking acting classes with some SAG members, even the women are like 5 foot 10 to 6 feet tall. many of them Former Stage dancers. Im too short for films at 5'11 :D and too old to start so I gave it up. I wanted to be a director one day (as many kids) but maybe Ill get some TV commercial gig one day. good money if you its a national spot and reoccurring spokemans. YEP!

[@elanacar]

Loads of male actors are shorter than you.

[@robpizz]

He's about 5'6" ..dress shoes with elevator inserts inside put him to about 5'8 or 5'9 there. A lot of runt actors did this..including Mark Wahlburg and others.

[@4g63t8]

Nice job determining which interview inspired Bale.

[@dongiller]

And it wasn’t this one. See the pinned comment.

[@manticomar1146]

Wow he never aged must be like a vampire

[@SlaveZeroBob]

So then this would be an.....interview with a vampire? 😉

[@manticomar1146]

@@SlaveZeroBob exactly lol it was a true movie

[@mikaelhagstrom9381]

Two ..Living Legend's..❤👍

[@steveconn]

Right before the Scientology kicked in. An innocent (relatively speaking) time.

[@scottbarkley496]

Get a life

[@steveconn]

@@scottbarkley496 Amazing comeback lol

[@evelynverdejo6926]

If Scientology never existed, Tom would have been already following Newman’s steps to become a race car driver and entrepreneur. He would’ve become the Paul Newman of his generation

[@steveconn]

@@evelynverdejo6926 Newman was a product of a different era, rough, introspective dramas like The Hustler and The Verdict. Tom of the shark-smile, empty eighties. Even without Scientology he probably would have turned out differently (though Born on the 4th of July and Magnolia were boundary-pushing efforts).

[@dolla5815]

80s and 90s Tom cruise too gorgeous