How does Tom Cruise prepare for 'Mission Impossible' movies? Actor enjoys pressure of working 7 days a week
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: In a recent interview, Tom Cruise provided fans with some insight into how he practices for his legendary roles, such as those in the 'Mission: Impossible' series. The 60-year-old Cruise said he works seven days a week, primarily producing and acting, but he also spends time practicing the outrageous exploits that appear in his movies. For Cruise, working under pressure is fun.
Along with Cruise's 'Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1,' four possible blockbusters will be released over a stunning 22-day span. Cruise, who refuses to see it as competition, leverages his stature to persuade viewers to watch these outstanding movies. Fans hailed the 'Top Gun' star who eventually promoted 'Indiana Jones 5,' 'Barbie,' and 'Oppenheimer' along with his own movie.
'Sometimes I've done 50 sprints in one day'
According to Fox News, in a conversation with Fandango, Cruise addressed how he prepares himself for his dangerous stunts. The 'Mission Impossible' actor said, "As an actor and just in my life, I've always trained just to make movies. I train in many things – singing, dancing, motorcycles, cars – and also my personal life, I like skydiving and speed-flying and all these things. And I like to then go learn these things and then apply it to the movies."
Cruise further added: "But it is a real trick, and I have gone through to figure out, ‘How do I train? How do I maintain? How do you hit peak right at the moment?’ Because also when I'm doing a sprinting scene, I don't just run once. Sometimes I've done 50 sprints in one day."
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Cruise continued, "I have to think about what the recovery time is, what scenes I'm shooting before and after, and I've gotten better at really structuring things within the film and sitting down and going, ‘Here’s where I have to prepare for the jump off the motorcycle.' So, there are certain things in you using your body a different way or if I'm doing gymnastics or a fighting scene. You know, you don't want to do a fight right there when I'm going to sprint. And how do I prepare? And how do I recover?"
'I enjoy the pressure'
Ethan Hunt from the 'Mission Impossible' series admitted that he enjoys working under intense working pressure. Cruise said, "And also the hours that I work, I work seven days a week, and I'm producing and everything that we are dealing with during this time period. I have to say I enjoy the pressure, I do enjoy the challenge, but I realize – I woke up, and I enjoy this."
'A generous, sweet guy who looks after everybody'
Besides his fans, Cruise's co-stars never shy away from praising the legendary action star. In a recent interview, the actor's 'Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One' co-stars discussed what it's truly like to work with the legendary actor. Simon Pegg first got to know Tom Cruise, whom he described as "truly one of a kind", while shooting 'Mission: Impossible III' in 2006. Pegg told E! News, "Of all the mist of stuff that's around him, in the center of that mist is a generous, sweet guy who looks after everybody."
Hayley Atwell, a recent addition to the 'Mission: Impossible' series, agreed with Pegg's opinions on the actor. The actress told E! News, "I had read with Tom before, I knew that he was very present. He was very professional and he goes out of the way to make sure anyone around him in working capacity makes them feel very safe."
