# Tom cruise quote - arrogance? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 31, 2001, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruise-quote-arrogance/79200 "2001-08-31T21:26:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pukey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4491bb/32.png) [@pukey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pukey)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2001, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruise-quote-arrogance/79200/1 "2001-08-31T21:26:09Z")
From an interview in today’s SKY magazine (UK): > [@](#): > > Stars like you earn colossal amounts of money; do you think salaries are fair? > > I get paid because I’m worth it and they should pay me that much. But then I’ve never done work for money. Pukey ---
**Author:** ![Danimal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Danimal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danimal)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2001, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruise-quote-arrogance/79200/2 "2001-08-31T21:34:39Z")
The studios have made more money off Tom Cruise’s mug then they’ve ever paid him. He’s worth it. ---
**Author:** ![Nocturne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9fc348/32.png) [@Nocturne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nocturne)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2001, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruise-quote-arrogance/79200/3 "2001-08-31T22:31:58Z")
I dislike Tom Cruise intensely. The quote doesn’t surprise me. I’d take John Cusack over him any day. ---
**Author:** ![pldennison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2001, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruise-quote-arrogance/79200/4 "2001-08-31T23:56:52Z")
Tom Cruise is probably the single most bankable male star in the world right now. He can open a movie for big bucks in any country. He can afford to be arrogant. Look at the way, despite the fact that it was a long movie with a huge ensemble cast, ads for _Magnolia_ played up the fact that Cruise was in it. He puts asses in seats, and that’s all that counts in Hollywood. ---
**Author:** ![IceQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/34f0e0/32.png) [@IceQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQueen)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2001, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruise-quote-arrogance/79200/5 "2001-09-01T00:21:27Z")
Tom Cruise is a Cancer. For every Cancer, one of the three most important things in life is money. ---
**Author:** ![Kayeby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@Kayeby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kayeby)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2001, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruise-quote-arrogance/79200/6 "2001-09-01T00:31:04Z")
Personally, I’ve never seen the appeal of Tom Cruise. Give me Kevin Spacey or Jude Law any day. :drools: ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2001, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruise-quote-arrogance/79200/7 "2001-09-01T01:39:07Z")
Hell, I’M a Cancer, and while money is nice, it isn’t THAT important. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2001, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruise-quote-arrogance/79200/8 "2001-09-01T01:49:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Nocturne \* > \*\*I’d take John Cusack over him any day. \*\* The line for John Cusack starts behind me, Nocturne. 😉 I **love** John Cusack. I **can’t freaking stand** Tom Cruise. What an arrogant prick. ---
**Author:** ![IceQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/34f0e0/32.png) [@IceQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQueen)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2001, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruise-quote-arrogance/79200/9 "2001-09-01T02:08:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kayeby \* > \*\*Personally, I’ve never seen the appeal of Tom Cruise. Give me Kevin Spacey or Jude Law any day. :drools: \*\* Barring heavy planetary afflictions, the three most important things for every Cancer _woman_ are: - Marriage - Motherhood - Money **But not necessarily in that order.** P.S. Sorry about hijacking. ---
**Author:** ![IceQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/34f0e0/32.png) [@IceQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQueen)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2001, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruise-quote-arrogance/79200/10 "2001-09-01T02:10:02Z")
Oops, quoted the wrong thing. Meant to quote **Guinastasia**. ---
**Author:** ![Soup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/977dab/32.png) [@Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2001, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruise-quote-arrogance/79200/11 "2001-09-01T02:39:49Z")
There’s not many answers you COULD give to that question without sounding arrogant (or foolish). Perhaps the question should be answered along the lines of: “The market determines the level of salaries in this business. I’ve just been very fortunate.” Feel free to use that next time, Tom. No charge. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2001, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruise-quote-arrogance/79200/12 "2001-09-01T03:35:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pukey \* > \*\*From an interview in today’s SKY magazine (UK): > > > [@](#): > > > > Stars like you earn colossal amounts of money; do you think salaries are fair? > > > > I get paid because I’m worth it and they should pay me that much. But then I’ve never done work for money. > > \*\* He’s right. What’s the problem? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2001, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruise-quote-arrogance/79200/13 "2001-09-01T03:58:07Z")
There’s no law that says the OP has to like Tom Cruise. Go ahead and hate him, if it makes you feel better. But Cruise’s take is absolutely correct. If it seems “obscene” that Cruise will get $25 million for his next picture… well, what do you suppose would happen to that money if the studios didn’t give it to Tom? Think it would go to feed widows and orphans? NO! It would be in the pocket of Jeffrey Katzenberg (or some other producer)! And is Cruise holding Katzenberg’s children hostage, to get that money? Hardly. Katzenberg pays Cruise $25 million because he thinks/hopes it makes good business sense. If, say, “Mission Impossible 3” earns $300 million world wide, Cruise’s salary will seem like a bargain. ---
**Author:** ![Cyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@Cyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyn)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2001, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruise-quote-arrogance/79200/14 "2001-09-01T04:24:20Z")
I don’t know if TC is trying to be truthful, flip or arrogant. I never thought he was all that, just a decent-looking kid, then just a tiny little man with a memorable face. I only really liked him in Magnolia as the meglomaniac: what an over-the-top performance! Of late, I do see him being justified to a bundle of money—he’s public property, his life, divorce all over the media. ---
**Author:** ![Studi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Studi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Studi)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2001, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruise-quote-arrogance/79200/15 "2001-09-01T05:33:53Z")
\A movie star being arrogant? Never.\ Studi ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2001, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruise-quote-arrogance/79200/16 "2001-09-01T16:15:09Z")
Let’s ship this off Cafe Society! ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2001, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruise-quote-arrogance/79200/17 "2001-09-01T16:33:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by astorian \* > **There’s no law that says the OP has to like Tom Cruise. Go ahead and hate him, if it makes you feel better. But Cruise’s take is absolutely correct.** His ascertain that he gets paid what he is judged to be worth (by the studios) is absolutely correct. I think the issue is that some may be questioning his sincerity about not working for the money. I can say that if someone were willing to pay me a million dollars for every post I submitted, I’d still be doing something I enjoy, but I’d damn well be doing it for the money! Big stars who live in Taj Mahal-like mansions and own their own islands who say they aren’t in it for the money always seem a little disingenuous to me. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2001, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruise-quote-arrogance/79200/18 "2001-09-01T16:39:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by IceQueen \* > \*\*Tom Cruise is a Cancer. \*\* Yeah, you can say THAT again. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2001, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruise-quote-arrogance/79200/19 "2001-09-02T01:43:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pukey \* > \*\*From an interview in today’s SKY magazine (UK): > > > [@](#): > > > > Stars like you earn colossal amounts of money; do you think salaries are fair? > > > > I get paid because I’m worth it and they should pay me that much. But then I’ve never done work for money. > > Pukey \*\* In response to the incredibly arrogant, ignorant and condescending question of “How the hell are you worth the crazy money they pay you?” his statement was accurate to the point and the model of restraint. He is not a salaried or hourly employee. He earns his keep and his check based on the direct calculations of what some of the shrewdest businessmen on the planet _choose_ to pay him. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2001, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruise-quote-arrogance/79200/20 "2001-09-02T17:44:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by IceQueen \* > > Barring heavy planetary afflictions, the three most important things for every Cancer _woman_ are: > > - Marriage > - Motherhood > - Money > > **But not necessarily in that order.** > > \*\* Golly, not only do the stars run our lives, but they manage to do it alliteratively. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruise-quote-arrogance/79200.md?page=2)