Action Items

Here are the actionable tasks, commitments, and decisions requiring follow-up mentioned in the interview:

Future Projects and Aspirations

• Tom Cruise: Make musicals.
• Tom Cruise: Make dramas.
• Tom Cruise: Make action-adventure films.
• Tom Cruise: Continue to create endless stories.

Collaboration and Creative Process

• Tom Cruise: Work with Ben Stiller again on a Les Grossman film.
• Tom Cruise: Continue to collaborate with Christopher McQuarrie (McHugh) and Eddie Hamilton on future projects.
  • They have a relationship that is “just endless stories.”
• Tom Cruise: Continue to learn and apply new skills to filmmaking.
• Tom Cruise: Continue to work with writers and screenwriters to develop stories.
• Tom Cruise: Continue to push boundaries in filmmaking, especially with action and storytelling.
• Tom Cruise: Continue to explore the evolution of film technology, lenses, and film speed.

Personal Development and Learning

• Tom Cruise: Continue to train himself in skills needed for filmmaking.
• Tom Cruise: Continue to study people’s careers.
• Tom Cruise: Continue to study the history of movies and how they are made.
• Tom Cruise: Continue to evaluate what works in cinema.
• Tom Cruise: Continue to build environments that are creatively rich.
• Tom Cruise: Continue to be willing to make mistakes and evaluate why things worked or didn’t work.
• Tom Cruise: Continue to study genres and test his ability to create films within them.
• Tom Cruise: Continue to study cinematographers, editors, directors, and their choices.
• Tom Cruise: Continue to study the studio system and distribution.
• Tom Cruise: Continue to push for studios to send him to different countries to understand filmmaking and audiences there.
• Tom Cruise: Continue to observe and learn from artists and their perspectives on storytelling.
• Tom Cruise: Continue to evaluate his own experiences with stories and movies.
• Tom Cruise: Continue to evaluate and understand the tools used in filmmaking, including acting, emotion, cinematography, and writing.
• Tom Cruise: Continue to strive for competency and apply knowledge that creates desired effects.
• Tom Cruise: Continue to learn from mentors and valuable experiences from past films and collaborations.

Business and Industry Practices

• Tom Cruise: Encourage studios to build more theaters.
• Tom Cruise: Advocate for the installation of air conditioning in European theaters for summer releases.

Specific Film Projects and Development

• Tom Cruise: Continue to develop characters and stories for future films.
• Tom Cruise: Continue to explore the development of musicals.