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“Mission: Impossible” director Christopher McQuarrie on death-defying stunts and working with Tom Cruise
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“Mission: Impossible” director Christopher McQuarrie on death-defying stunts and working with Tom Cruise

"Mission: Impossible" director Christopher McQuarrie on death-defying stunts and working with Tom Cruise - CBS News Watch CBS News Extended Interview: Director Christopher McQuarrie tells "CBS Mornings" co-host Tony Dokoupil what went into planning and executing Tom Cruise’s thrilling motorcycle cliff jump for “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,” and discusses his longtime collaboration with the Hollywood star. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On
Tom Cruise Revealed The Weirdest Story About Himself
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Tom Cruise Revealed The Weirdest Story About Himself

As one of the world’s biggest movie stars, there are plenty of rumors floating around about Tom Cruise ― but he apparently found one story about himself particularly strange. Chris McQuarrie, a longtime colleague of Cruise who directed the past three “Mission: Impossible” movies and “Top Gun: Maverick,” recalled his first meeting with the actor during a recent interview with The Sunday Times newspaper.McQuarrie said he asked Cruise in 2006 to share the “weirdest story you’ve heard about yourself.”He said Cruise laughed and replied that the greatest myth about him was that people on set “were not allowed to look me in the eye.”British actor Simon Pegg, Cruise’s friend and frequent co-star, told The Times that beneath “all the bizarre mythology” that surrounds Cruise, “he’s just a guy.” “I ...