Tom Cruise, 62, Makes Bold Admission About Future of His Career
- Tom Cruise expressed his intention to continue making movies well into his 100s, drawing inspiration from Harrison Ford.
As the biggest movie star in the world, Tom Cruisehas a few thoughts about the idea of kicking his feet up in retirement.
Mission: Impossible – the Final Reckoning , which just debuted at the Cannes Film Festival, made its New York premiere over the weekend. There, Cruise was reminded of a quote he gave two years ago in which he said he hopes to make Mission: Impossible movies into his eighties, inspired by fellow film legend Harrison Ford.
"I actually said I'm going to make movies into my 80s; actually, I'm going to make them into my 100s, Cruise told The Hollywood Reporter on the red carpet. "I will never stop. I will never stop doing action. I will never stop doing drama, comedy films. I'm excited."
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When asked to look back on the Mission: Impossible franchise and pick out a moment that felt particularly rewarding, Cruise told the Reporter that it would simply be too challenging to narrow it down.
"There's been so many levels of reward with the filmmakers that I've collaborated with, the crews, the people, the cultures that we've worked in. Everything that I've learned and continue to learn about storytelling, about life, about leadership, about character and every aspect of filmmaking," he explained. "It's been exceptional, it really is exceptional. I feel very fortunate to be able to make the films that I make and I love it. I love just making movies."
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Mission: Impossible – the Final Reckoning hits theaters on Friday.
