The manager who landed Tom Cruise in Top Gun reveals what it was like to work with the actor in his teenage years.
Tom Cruise’s first manager honestly reveals the actor’s dark side, which showed itself at a young age. TOLGA AKMEN
Actor Tom Cruise, 60, first manager Eileen Berlin reveals what it was like to collaborate with today’s popular Hollywood star.
The common sky began when Cruise was only 18 years old and an unknown name in the film industry. According to the manager, he once housed a poor and unemployed actor in his apartment so that he could concentrate on acting.
– He said that he needed a manager for his career and needed a place to live. He tried to make ends meet with his job as a waiter, but it didn’t make enough money to live in rent.
According to the manager, the actor’s beginning was very talented, but prone to problems. Despite Berlin’s misgivings, Cruise became one of Hollywood’s most famous stars.
The manager of the actor’s temperament got to witness early on when Cruise had a fit of rage. The young man got so upset with his father’s teasing that he threw his birthday present in his manager’s face.
Cruise’s relationship with his father was not the best due to an insecure childhood. The actor himself commented in 2006 that his father Thomas Cruise Mapother hit whenever there was a chance.
The manager recognized the rage stemming from childhood in the 2020 Mission Impossible 7 filming, where Cruise lost his temper.
According to the manager, Cruise’s behavior is explained by the fact that he adopted his temperament and demandingness from his father, who snapped when he got angry. According to him, the actor adopted these habits to protect his insecurities.
In addition to being temperamental, the actor was also demanding at a young age. He had his manager write 11 requirements for his role in the 1983 series Risky Business, where he had his breakthrough.
In the list published by the manager, Cruise demanded, among other things, a fee of $75,000, determined his shooting time and time off, set conditions for commercials, and wanted the best dressing room.
In his career, Cruise has been able to meet royalty as well as world-class stars, as he has cleared his way to the top. TOLGA AKMEN
At that time, the manager got to witness numerous posing exercises for filming and the media.
– We had a mirror on the wall and he walked around only in running shorts. He showed off his muscles and admired himself in the mirror. I was embarrassed, but she liked showing off her body.
-Tommy had many faces that can be seen in the pictures. They have arrogance, frustration, charisma and sadness, the manager describes Cruise’s image.
According to the manager, he has never seen genuine happiness or joy on Cruise’s face, but the face of a determined and perfectionist actor. These traits made him a star.
According to the first manager, the actor’s image was practiced in front of the mirror in his youth. Jaak Moineau/Shutterstock
The first role increased Cruise’s self-esteem, after which he always demanded only the best. The actress wanted first-class flights, the best hotel rooms and transport to shooting locations already at a young age.
– He was very self-centered. Everything just revolved around him.
The duo’s collaboration ended at the end of the 80s, when Cruise moved from New York to Los Angeles and Eileen did not follow the actor to the other side of the United States.
As a manager, Eileen got Cruise into many roles, from which he cleared his way to the Hollywood star guard. The last film production in which Eileen introduced the actress was the 80’s Top Gun, the sequel of which Cruise just starred.
Source: Daily Mail