I have respect for what other people believe. What I believe in my own life is that it's a search for how I can do things better, whether it's being a better man or a better father or finding ways for myself to improve.

In mid-2011 Cruise started shooting the movie Rock of Ages in which he played the character Stacee Jaxx. com domain name. Cruise/Wagner Productions responded that Paramount's announcement was a face-saving move after the production company had successfully sought alternative financing from private equity firms.

Cruise has starred in many Hollywood blockbusters including Rain Man (1988) A Few Good Men (1992) Jerry Maguire (1996) Vanilla Sky (2001) Minority Report (2002) The Last Samurai (2003) Collateral (2004) War of the Worlds (2005) Tropic Thunder (2008) and Jack Reacher (2012). He started his career at age 19 in the 1981 film Taps.