Tom Cruise
Headline:
"I've made mistakes", admits Tom Cruise as he makes his comeback
Synopsis:
When Tom Cruise jumped up and down on Oprah Winfrey’s sofa yelping “I’m in love” the world knew something was wrong… and began to fall out of love with him.
His behaviour became more and more erratic and his stellar Hollywood career crumbled as he was vilified.
The public were transfixed and appalled as he announced he would eat his baby’s placenta and slammed actress Brooke Shields for using anti-depressants.
Tom’s downward spiral ended in humiliation when Paramount Studios axed its unique 14-year deal. He had to take a pay cut for Mission: Impossible 3 and everyone wondered if the man who’d made his name in Top Gun had finally crashed and burned.
But now, two years on, Tom can reflect on those few months of madness.
At the age of 46, married to Katie Holmes and with a daughter he adores, he feels back in control. And in a remarkably candid interview, the A-lister admits he made mistakes.
“There are things that I could have done better,” he confesses in his suite at the Beverly Hills Hotel. “I could have handled things better.
“I was surprised at the criticism but it brought everyone closer together: Katie’s entire family and my family.
“Going through that stuff is not pleasant and I think it hit an extreme, but Kate’s a very sure and confident and strong woman. She gets it, you know.
“She is incredibly wise and very, very strong and confident, even though she is a very gracious and elegant person.
“As a father and a husband you want to protect your family and tell them not to worry because it is all going to be OK. You just learn from it and move on and I know that.
“I have a blessed life because I have a happy family and children that I adore and everyone knows how I feel about Kate. It just brought us even closer together.” ...
- Publish date:
- 25 November 2008
- Author:
- John Hiscock
- Source:
- Daily Mirror
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