Werner Herzog on Tom Cruise

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"There are certainly laws and elements that make a film more accessible to mainstream audiences. If you've got Tom Cruise as a strongman, I'm sure it would have larger audiences, but it wouldn't have the same substance. "

oooo. BAM!

[Magrittes Pipe]

1. I thought this was gonna be a thread featuring pornographic images.

[chickenscratching]

3. "put on the dress, chris"

[NewJeffCT]

2. A woman I knew before had a good take on Cruise

She said that when you see a Tom Cruise movie, you always see Tom Cruise on the screen. When you see a good actor, you see the person they are playing.

[chickenscratching]

4. quite right

his versatility only allows him to portray himself

[Aiptasia]

5. Herzog get's kudos for just putting up with Kinski

Kinski was such a loon. I'd have had that indian chief extra off that fugger in the night like they offered.