Tom Cruise's Hair Caught On Fire During "Mission Impossible" | Letterman

Tom talks about his newborn daughter, doing his own stunts and more.
(From "Late Show," air date: 5/2/06)
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[@Sahar_70]

So many people judging him based on his private life. He is an actor and he delivers as he should and more. That should be enough.

[@susansoehnchen1125]

Nope! He supports a dangerous cult, is best friends with his leader, and has engaged in really poor behavior. I think it's perfectly fine to judge him for this.

[@millawitt1882]

What a nice talk between two Fathers😊

[@davidl4145]

He has great presence!!

[@Thelavendel]

say what you want but he's one of the best actors ever.

[@Teamo86]

what you want but he's one of the best actors ever

[@TomCruise-wg8eh]

Smile, thanks for your love and support towards me ❤

[@Vanessalein]

And the most famous of all time

[@TomCruise-wg8eh]

Smile, which of my movies is your favorite?🌹

[@mariedewitt5033]

Well,idk about that but he'd certainly be the first to agree

[@catsfan_M]

I love this interview, he was so happy, it is so sad that they got divorced and he doesn't meet Suri anymore.

[@balkee42]

The way hes like “it is crazy” and laughing. Wtf lol

[@goldrush18x]

Pretty sad hearing him talk so excitedly about his little girl knowing that he hasn’t been seen with her in ten years. I’d like to think it’s all a misunderstanding and maybe they have some form of relationship (however complicated) but there’s truly no proof of that. I just don’t understand how he could live with himself knowing he introduced this child to a life of fame and scrutiny and then just abandoned her. It’s sick.

[@Topspin89]

I used to think it was true that Tom hadn't seen Suri in years, but then I realized that there's so much of his life that is hidden. Just because you didn't see something happen doesn't mean it didn't happen. Like, for example, he was photographed with his son Connor a few months ago in New York just outside the AMC theater where they were holding a screening of Tom's latest film. Think about it - did we see them at any of the other points leading up to those photos outside the AMC or afterwards? And remember how good Tom was at keeping Suri from the media for months after she was born until he did the photo shoot for Vanity Fair? He has famous friends and other family members that he sees without the paparazzi knowing, so why wouldn't that be possible with Suri? I fully believe that he has the ability to fly Suri to wherever he is under total secrecy.

[@pjchj3599]

Stop it !!! You don't know him in private !!! you never know what he did in a day routine. He didn't show his life on social media because he not hungry attention he is the biggest star doesn't mean he do or not do something and his private life isn't your business And you belive media is made you look like a fools , media is biased if someone not bow to them and for example is Cruise

[@goldrush18x]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@Topspin89I don’t know about that. It was easy to hide her when she was a baby because they were hiding out in their house in Colorado… and she was a baby. She wasn’t a grown person walking around. Suri lives in New York and is regularly photographed out and about by paparazzi. Sometimes with Katie, sometimes by herself. When Tom was an active participant in her life, there would regularly be paparazzi photos of them. Unless they’ve been having secret meetings behind closed doors, I find it hard to believe that the paparazzi wouldn’t catch them together once in ten years. Especially considering it would be in Tom’s best interest and greatly improve his reputation to be publicly spotted with the child he allegedly abandoned. From what I’ve heard, Tom splits his time between Florida and England and is rarely in New York where Suri lives. He’s been spotted with Connor and Bella but never Suri in the span of ten years. That’s odd.

[@DanielR0828]

“Im sure there was a form” lmao

[@iskandariskandarov1485]

Tom Cruise might be the only person truly alive

[@sush139]

The Katie Holmes leaving had such an effect on this man that he stopped talking about anything besides stunt work!!

[@alba4203]

A Tom Cruise katie Holmes non interessa più da quando ha scoperto la sua tresca assurda con Paul haggis rathbun rinder bunker xenu Ortega e giornalisti di sx, è SOLO una poveraccia manipolata alla grande ed il fatto che se ne sia andata è la rinascita di Tom Cruise e scientology ❤❤❤❤❤

[@mariedewitt5033]

Great...keeps him from shaming women seeking help for post partum depression like Brooke Shields . Dr. Tom

[@newasblue1981]

How he talked about Holmes. It always struck me as lacking any ounce of emotional intimacy. She loved the idea of him and you could literally see that melt away as each year of the relationship passed. Poor girl! Glad she is living life on her terms now.

[@brianthomas3451]

she was a drone

[@glenngrinter6818]

He will win a honorary Oscar pretty soon.🎬🎥

[@vrvaughn]

For making money?

[@xaviersage2024]

loved the firm and legend

[@balkee42]

Ben Stiller definitely watched this interview before playing Tom on SNL Jeopardy

[@TheShadowcreator]

Our favorite deadbeat dad

[@user-xt3js8yh1b]

Tom Cruise is full of positive energy ...

[@ComputerGeekOnTwoWheels]

Crazy that Tom does not understand that being a father is a life-time responsibility. Message to Tom: Get over it Tom and see what is important and spend time with Suri. Regardless if she does not initially want to see you, she needs you.

[@Redmenace96]

Both of them dig cars and racing. Why didn't they discuss that?

[@robinblackmoor8732]

They both had a relationship with Paul Newman, relating to cars and racing too. They could have chatted about Newman too.

[@Emily00Strange]

Yeah, talking about kids seemed uncomfortable for Tom. Came across like he didn't want to go into details.

[@HaasMeggie]

Need more Tom Cruise content :) Love it!

[@TomCruise-wg8eh]

Smile, thanks for your love and support towards me ❤

[@b.k8051]

Kate Kate Kate Kate Kate Kate. We get it. You renamed her Kate.

[@mariacosta6588]

Tá cada vez mais jovem

[@JaneThomas58]

🔥

[@Sourpusscandy]

OMG imagine being Letterman’s kid!

[@djb5320]

imagine a turkey wearing shoes

[@sriramkasyap6590]

At one point he called Dave - Ed

[@curtislindsey1736]

Wow, i never realized how weird Tom's energy is, but scientology explains so much.

[@AnthonyP73]

I always see him as just barely hanging on to nornal by his fingernails, but he just about pulls it off.

[@keefriff99]

Very weird. Still love his work though.

[@timothyivey5497]

You can have weird energy without effing Scientology.

[@timothyivey5497]

​@@AnthonyP73You'd know.

[@alexhaynes7220]

Tom is not weird at all

[@alexanderwindh4830]

What sequence are they talking about.

[@leonardstilwell1894]

Why do I trust nothing Cruise is saying?

[@djb5320]

how should I know?

[@keefriff99]

He’s definitely good at deflection.

[@newasblue1981]

He had become very good at deflection at this point.

[@leonardstilwell1894]

@@newasblue1981 Like others have said, he has a "weird energy." There's something about the way he presents himself that feels completely unnatural, hence the difficulty in trusting anything he's saying.

[@balkee42]

Sounded like he wasnt even there when the kid was born.

[@mariacosta6588]

Uau

[@Tommyr]

Dave should have asked him where Shelly is.

[@Topspin89]

This was before she disappeared, though.

[@MariaH.-op4zi]

The most handsome & famous smile can’t deny it

[@newasblue1981]

Deny it or hide it?

[@connievino4226]

Nah.

[@jerandecce2473]

that newborn is now nearly 18

[@withershin]

but what did he eat before this interview? It's 2023. We want to know. Humans progressed.

[@jackiehathaway793]

Frat boy Tommy

[@bugs_bunnie]

What does he add in his coffee

[@easye5653]

Triple shot of something! Lol

[@bluebear1985]

We'll be right back with Jamie Oliver.

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (Siracusa, Nueva York; 3 de julio de 1962), más conocido como Tom Cruise, es un actor y productor de cine estadounidense ganador de tres premios Globo de Oro, un Premio Saturn y una Palma de Oro honoraria. A lo largo de más de cuatro décadas de carrera ha protagonizado, películas de gran éxito comercial que también han sido aclamadas por la crítica. Tiene entre su repertorio las cintas de acción Top Gun (1986), Days of Thunder (1990), la saga Misión imposible (1996-presente) y Top Gun: Maverick (2022); las películas dramáticas El color del dinero (1986), Rain Man (1988), Nacido el 4 de julio (1989) y Magnolia (1999); la película gótica de terror Entrevista con el vampiro (1994); la comedia romántica Jerry Maguire (1996); así como las películas de ciencia ficción Minority Report (2002), La guerra de los mundos (2005) y Oblivion (2013). También ha protagonizado los thrillers The Firm (1993), Collateral (2004), Valkyrie (2008) y Jack Reacher (2012).

[@maryv.5829]

😢😢😢😢😢

[@thechuckjosechannel.2702]

Congrats Tom. This time he didnt jump the couch.

[@bluebear1985]

I think he saves that mainly for daytime talk shows.😁

[@anotherb7068]

This was the worst Tom cruise era. Eek

[@anujoseph_10]

Yeah 2005-08 Tom cruise was unhinged

[@teddyray8597]

This dude exudes crazy and he will not be satisfied until either he or a co-star dies doing some insane stunt.

[@dreamcatcher5502]

Yes Katie is incredible. She gave up her hot career for you. Glad you got out Katie !!! Great job !!! 👏 Scientology is a mental illness !!! 😳

[@alba4203]

Katie Holmes è una piccola bugiarda,diamo il tempo al tempo e la verità uscirà e Katie Holmes avrà quello che si merita, niente

[@anujoseph_10]

Lol she didn't have a "hot career"😂 She's a terrible actress and irrelevant af without Cruise

[@Writebrain82]

And only one of these men is still in their child's life. That's sad in a way, but it shows the kind of guy Dave is vs the kind of guy Tom is. Tom chose Scientology over his family. Dave wouldn't choose anything over Harry. Even if he did have a busy career for much of Harry's early life, he still was there for him, and probably always will be for as long as he's alive.

[@alba4203]

Katie Holmes choose rathbun e psics over family,wrong choose

[@theeditorrestrial]

Tom Cruise: I do my own stunts!!!!! Jackie Chan: Hold my beer

[@commaJim]

What

[@anujoseph_10]

When did Jackie Chan jump off a cliff on a motorcycle 6 times at 60 years old? You know who did that? Tom cruise. That's right

[@S1L3NTG4M3R]

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[@rsgabrys----]

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[@aussieness]

Hopefully Tom will watch this & see Suri & leave Scientology.

[@dreamcatcher5502]

Funny how into Suri he was then he chose Scientology over his wife and daughter. Doesn't have anything to do with his daughter at all. IT'S A CULT TOM...IT'S A CULT !!!! YOU DUMPED YOUR OWN DAUGHTER FOR A FREAKIN CULT !!!! 😳🤦‍♀️

[@munch314]

So much bull in this interview by Tom. Dave is just grilling him.

[@robinblackmoor8732]

Tom Cruise desperately wants to seem like a normal family man to sell tickets, but in reality he comes across as maybe an alien lizard in a human suit.

[@bumblebee898]

The thing is that we know what happened after. I don't think back in the days, when this was aired, someone felt something was off with his answers

[@anujoseph_10]

He doesn't need that image to sell tickets. Top Gun Maverick grossed a billion dollars in 2022 lmao

[@Legend-gv2nx]

@@bumblebee898the sofa jumping thing happened before this, so I think people were well aware

[@user-ls8dh8eb7t]

tom cruise for prison.

[@SweetDreams706]

“Incredible woman”……..indeed. So is Nicole. And I’m sure Suri is quite lovely. I’d be interested to hear Tom’s reasons for being what appears to be a deadbeat father to Suri. It occurs to me he’s damn lucky he married classy women, who could have exposed his crazy backside a long time ago.

[@alba4203]

Intervista vecchia, comunque Tom Cruise non ha mai parlato male di Katie Holmes e mai lo farà non ne vale la pena,si è mostrata da sola come la nic Nicole Kidman.avanti così sono solo pazienti di psicologi nulla più.poveracce

[@HappyAppart]

No idea why everything that comes out of his mouth sounds like a lie to me. Even to this day.

[@DJLIIGHTsoniasonic]

Tommy cruise missile has had gay rumors following him forever.

[@emilio1316]

I love Tom Cruise but his entire experience with the birth sounds made up on the spot.

[@balkee42]

Exactly what i was thinkin. Sounds like he wasjt even there for the birth

[@robmagu65]

Cruise is a talented actor, but a less than stellar person.

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That sounds good, I hope you won't mind telling me how to go about making that much???

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[@gongqi67]

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[@BrandNewByxor]

what

[@gongqi67]

@@BrandNewByxor huh?

[@Teamo86]

Well if this are the comments you produce on heroine, maybe you should stop.

[@gongqi67]

@@Teamo86 thanks tom!