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Tom Cruise says his job is as hard as serving tour in Afghanistan

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RoninChaos

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Stinkles said:
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Yep, and that's all he's saying.

And to be fair, he's not even saying that publicly. He's saying it in an intensely private setting that we just happen to be eavesdropping on.

I imagine Tom Cruise is physically fitter than the majority of the armed forces. It sounds awkward and spoiled, but we're projecting intent. He's defending a personal problem to a judge.


Not even defending the man, just this incident.
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Yeah. That's how I took it too. Isn't he in his 50s?
 
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Korosenai

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blackflag said:
Maybe easier than the Chair Force
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My dads in the air force and flies on c-130s. Hes been overseas three times now, and everytime he flies out to give supplies to troops, he gets shot at by anti air and other various guns.

So in other words, your post is very ignorant.
 
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Dune1975

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Nub said:
My dads in the air force and flies on c-130s. Hes been overseas three times now, and everytime he flies out to give supplies to troops, he gets shot at by anti air and other various guns.

So in other words, your post is very ignorant.
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Not only that, but 90% of the time when a base is hit in Afghanistan its usually one of the USAF bases that are hit and so far, USAF ground security teams have successfully repealed every attack.
 
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vas_a_morir

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Probably harder, because there have been thousands capable of serving in Afghanistan, but only one Tom Cruise. You have to have a lot going for your to be as big a movie star as Tom Cruise.

Not more dangerous or physical/emotionally taxing, but it is more difficult to do Tom Cruise's job successfully.
 
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Fusebox

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My dick it's comparable, so you both run around a lot, big fucking deal, soldiers don't go to an air conditioned trailer for a rubdown and some fruit every time they get a bit dusty.

Cruise is suck a whackjob.
 
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This is what the original article states Cruise said in total regarding the thread title.
"That's what it feels like. And certainly on this last movie, it was brutal. It was brutal."
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I would really like to see the full quote of this (what Cruise said in full) and not just a Cruise said his work is liking fighting a war because he said this "(cherry picked section)" to make him look bad.

Basically, its pretty easy to leave parts of quotes out to make there meanings seem a lot worse than they are.
 
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Macready1306

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So he admitted losing his child to Holmes cause of Scientology!? And he stays with that "religion" instead of staying with his daughter??? Degenerate...
 
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M-PG71C

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That's a very bold comment and to that, fuck him. There is a very significant difference, both mentally and physically, from acting in a movie and fighting in a war.

His job may be hard, but there are many jobs that are hard. But its not war and unless you been there, you got fuck all for a valid opinion. I can't even begin to put myself in a soldier's shoes. And as far as his physical comment goes, I'm sure he can head home to his mansion and AC after a long day of working out. A soldier does not receive the same.
 
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Tashi

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I don't know guys. I was just watching Top Gun the other night and man that Volleyball match was INTENSE. Iceman's serves were on point that game and Goose was clearly not focused. Also, Maverick was in JEANS!
 
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Well, I'm 46, and have an acute understanding about trying to make an older body still perform, so I feel you on that Tom.

I was in the army but never in ground combat, but yeah, it's ridiculous to compare acting in action films to that. Maybe there is some context missing here.
 
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Despite the tough lifestyle, Cruise does admit in the documents obtained by TMZ that he has only flown commercially once in four years — because he had no other option.
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No one chooses to fly commercially. Not exactly a tough choice to fly private if you have the means.
 
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Village

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eyekantspele said:
Is your life in danger every-time you act in a film? What the hell do you know Tom Cruise?
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He does a lot of action roles and has to work out alot. Now while a tour might be abit of an exaggeration, I would to see you try and get on a action actors physical training schedule.

I think the guy only meant physically, which again is exaggeration in many cases. But I think it was just a facy exaggerated way of saying I gotta work out A LOT MENG.
 
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Slavik81 said:
It's not that common to be shot at in Afghanistan. More common than elsewhere, certainly, but if everyone was being shot at all the time, there'd be a lot fewer soldiers coming home.
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The US used a quarter million bullets for every insurgent killed.

It's called suppressive fire. And there is a LOT of it.
 
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Nemesis121

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statham said:
The dude does alot of his own stunts, some insane for a real actor to actually do. Gotta give him alot of credit for those things but no he still has it easier then a war vet.
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Get to Jacky Chan level and i will give him some props, he's no where close to Chan and his crazy shit and almost dying from a few of his stunts...
 
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Ninja Scooter

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He's probably in better shape than most soldiers, especially considering his age. I don't see the big deal. He clearly mentions the PHYSICAL aspect yet people with reading comprehension problems will exaggerate their outrage.
 
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Nathan Muir

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People really should read attached articles before throwing out heated and uninformed opinions.
The “Top Gun” actor was responding to a lawyer’s question comparing the extended time away from his Suri while filming a movie to a soldier’s tour in Afghanistan, according to legal papers obtained by the Daily News.

“That’s what it feels like,” Cruise responded during the deposition stemming from his $50 million lawsuit accusing Life & Style and In Touch magazines of defaming him in 2012 cover stories claiming he abandoned his daughter.

“The assertions that Tom Cruise likened making a movie to being at war in Afghanistan is a gross distortion of the record,” lawyer Bert Fields emailed The News in a statement. “What Tom said, laughingly, was that sometimes ‘that’s what it feels like.’”

When Cruise was later asked if the situations were comparable, he said, “Oh, come on.”

“Tom is a staunch supporter of our troops and would never say that making a movie was even remotely comparable to fighting in Afghanistan,” Fields added.
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Also, if you read the article start to finish, there's an obvious bias against him.
Incredibly, the Scientologist’s sob story didn’t stop there. "There is difficult physical stamina and preparation,” he whined.
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TL;DR
1.) OP's title is completely inaccurate. Cruise never said his job was as difficult as serving a tour in Afghanistan.
2.) There's nothing wrong with what he said, in the context in which he said it.
 
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Arcteryx

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The fact that at any moment he can just return to his multi-million dollar mansion COMPLETELY negates his ENTIRE argument.
 
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reilo

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Nemesis121 said:
Get to Jacky Chan level and i will give him some props, he's no where close to Chan and his crazy shit and almost dying from a few of his stunts...
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Cruise actually might be the one rare actor that can say he is close to Chan. Cruise did the Dubai tower scene in Ghost Protocol all by himself. That's nuts.

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Nathan Muir said:
People really should read attached articles before throwing out heated and uninformed opinions.


Also, if you read the article start to finish, there's an obvious bias against him.


TL;DR
1.) OP's title is completely inaccurate. Cruise never said his job was as difficult as serving a tour in Afghanistan.
2.) There's nothing wrong with what he said, in the context in which he said it.
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Yes, TMZ is incredibly anti-Cruise as they feel the lawsuit is frivolous and it is my own belief that if this suit gets any traction, it could effect their business. But they've been delivering a pro-Katie Holmes narrative from the start of the divorce, most likely because it's the popular narrative.

The man only wanted to clearly illustrate how busy he thought he was in light of the allegation that he abandoned his daughter.
 
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AbortedWalrusFetus

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In terms purely related to physical activity he could be completely correct. And that's what I think he was referring to, since even he is not a big enough idiot to mean otherwise. Just being a soldier does not mean you have the most physically demanding job on earth, it's entirely plausible that other jobs are more physically demanding.
 
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Nathan Muir

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Ninja Scooter said:
No one is apparently reading the article in the OP either.
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I suppose we should accept we're fighting a losing battle here. Had anyone read it, they wouldn't be criticizing him for what he said. (They'd also realize the OP quoted crap from TMZ, then he linked to something different entirely.)

It's clear this stuff is intended to get you against him though. There's even a poll which reinforces the false notion that he claimed his job is as tough as a soldier's: "Do you believe Tom Cruise's job is as tough as a tour in Afghanistan? Yes / No." I guess their plan's working. They've got gaffers saying he has no right to complain, after all.
 
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ThisWreckage

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Title is wrong. He never said that. This is just TMZ smearing his name and reputation because he is a threat to celebrity magazines/shows.
 
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