Tom Cruise on Developing Stuntman Skills at an Early Age: ‘I Was the Kid Who Would Climb to the Rafters’

He then recalled being afraid of his mother’s reaction, stating, “I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, my mom’s going to kill me’ because the sheets were dirty.’ ”

Reflecting on how his stuntman skills have improved over time, the Mission: Impossible star added, “Now, here I am on a movie set … but I was the kid who would climb to the rafters or climb the tallest tree. I wanted that, I wanted to do that, and how do I develop these skills and make it part of the story and character?”

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