Fantastic actor, incredible self-stunts and seems a likeable guy

TC is the last of the great Hollywood movie stars. And, probably one of the last white, straight males Hollywood will allow to take the lead and/or heroic role in a movie. And only because he’s grandfathered-in via some lucrative franchises.

I will always be a Tom Cruise fan. The Scientology shit sucks, but he's still a rad dude.

Not only will he be forever immortalized as Maverick in Top Gun, but he's been in a hell of a lot of other great films as well and is a true MOVIE STAR. Just the other day I was telling a friend that, while it has become very common for film actors to cross over to television, if Tom Cruise did it it would feel weird to me. And there aren't many other actors that I'd say that about at this point.

You also have to respect his skills, abilities and sheer drive to push the limit. Just look at everything he learned, and all the stunts he performed, just to make M:I Fallout happened.

The dude is a true legend.

I don’t know Tom Cruise socially. I think very few people do but I have worked on some of his productions.
At one time he even knew my name. Tom Cruise is highly professional, extremely motivated and with a laser focus.
He is very skilled at running a production and a talented actor. If a production is a head of schedule me may gift the crew with high-end catering & alcohol. He would then walk around the party holding a beer he never drinks and glad hand the crew with a huge fake smile before retreating to his trailer for phone calls to lawyers, insurance companies or producers.

Tom Cruise is a very private person. Very few are part of his inner circle. I suspect he has very few real friends. He strikes me as a sad person. Someone who is not happy. I know this sounds strange given all his wealth, his toys, his fame, his looks & all the opportunities , all the doors that swing wide open for him.
He strikes me as a person who has acted for so long that he has lost his true self.

I have never seen him teach or talk about Scientology during production.

But yes, I don’t think TC is an evil person. I think he tries to do as much good as possible.

I agree. Not many people hated him before he jumped on Oprah's couch. I noticed how none of his costars have anything bad to say about him.