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Friday, June 24, 2005
2:08 pm
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Did you guys catch Tom Cruise on the Today Show this morning? I did. It was va-gynius. Watching Tom Cruise blabber on and on about the ills of medicine was mesmerizing. I’m a Matt Lauer fan, and I thought he handled himself smartly and gentlemanly. As far as Tom’s movie goes, it’s clearly gonna tank.
Here’s the transcript of the segment (taken via Drudge), along with some visual annotations by yours truly.
CRUISE ‘WAR OF WORLDS’ INTERVIEW TURNS INTO SHOWDOWN ON PSYCHIATRY, SCIENTOLOGYNBC ‘TODAY SHOW’ host Matt Lauer was lectured by star Tom Cruise on the dangers of psychiatry and antidepressant during a promotional interview for WAR OF THE WORLDS.The exchange aired Friday morning.
LAUER: TOM CRUISE CREATED A FIRESTORM WHEN HE CRITICIZED BROOKE SHIELDS FOR REVEALING THAT SHE WENT INTO THERAPY AND TOOK ANTIDEPRESSANTS TO DEAL WITH HER POST PARTUM DEPRESSION. AS A SCIENTOLGIST, HE DOESN’T BELIEVE IN PSYCHIATRIC MEDICINE. I ASKED HIM ABOUT HIS COMMENTS.
CRUISE: I’ve never agreed with psychiatry, ever. Before I was a Scientologist I never agreed with psychiatry. and when i started studying the history of psychiatry, i understood more and more why i didn’t believe in psychology.
And as far as the Brooke Shields thing is, look. You gotta understand, I really care about Brooke Shields. I– I think here’s a– a– a wonderful and talented woman. And– I wanna see her do well. And I know that– psychiatry is– is a pseudo science.
MATT LAUER: But– but Tom, if she said that this particular thing helped her feel better, whether it was the antidepressant or going to a counselor or psychiatrist, isn’t that enough?
TOM CRUISE: Matt, you have to understand this. Here we are today where I talk out against drugs and psychiatric abuses of electric shocking people (PH), okay, against their will, of drugging children with them not knowing the effects of these drugs. Do you know what Aderol (PH) is? Do you know Ritalin? Do you know now that Ritalin is a street drug? Do you understand that?
MATT LAUER: The difference is– (OVERTALK)
TOM CRUISE: No, no, Matt.
MATT LAUER: This wasn’t against her will, though.
TOM CRUISE: Matt– Matt, Matt, Matt–
MATT LAUER: But this wasn’t against her will.
TOM CRUISE: Matt, I’m– Matt, I’m asking you a question.
MATT LAUER: I understand there’s abuse of all of these things.
TOM CRUISE: No, you see. Here’s the problem. You don’t know the history of psychiatry. I do.
MATT LAUER: Aren’t there examples, and might not Brooke Shields be an example, of someone who benefited from one of those drugs?
TOM CRUISE: All it does is mask the problem, Matt. And if you understand the history of it, it masks the problem. That’s what it does. That’s all it does. You’re not getting to the reason why. There is no such thing as a chemical imbalance.(OVERTALK)
MATT LAUER: So, postpartum depression to you is–
TOM CRUISE: Matt–
MATT LAUER: –kind of a–
TOM CRUISE: –don’t–
MATT LAUER: –little psychological gook–
TOM CRUISE: That–
MATT LAUER: –googley-gook?
TOM CRUISE: –no. No. I did not say that.
MATT LAUER: I’m just asking what you– what would you call it?
TOM CRUISE: No. No. Abs– Matt, that is– the– post– now– now, you’re talking about two different things.
MATT LAUER: But that’s what she went on the–
TOM CRUISE: No.
MATT LAUER: –antidepressant for.
TOM CRUISE: But what happens, the antidepressant, all it does is mask the problem. There’s ways of vitamins and through exercise and various things. I’m not saying that that isn’t real. That’s not what I’m saying. That’s an alteration of what– what I’m saying. I’m saying that drugs aren’t the answer, these drugs are very dangerous. They’re mind-altering, anti-psychotic drugs. And there are ways of doing it without that so that we don’t end up in a brave new world.
The thing that I’m saying about Brooke is that there’s misinformation, okay. And she doesn’t understand the history of psychiatry. She– she doesn’t understand in the same way that you don’t understand it, Matt.
MATT LAUER: But a little bit what you’re saying Tom is, you say you want people to do well. But you want them do to well by taking the road that you approve of, as opposed to a road that may work for them.
TOM CRUISE: No, no, I’m not.
MATT LAUER: Well, if antidepressants work for Brooke Shields, why isn’t that okay?
TOM CRUISE: I– I disagree with it. And I think that there’s a higher and better quality of life. And I think that promoting for me personally, see, you’re saying what, I can’t discuss what I wanna discuss?
MATT LAUER: No. You absolutely can.
TOM CRUISE: I know. But– but Matt, you’re going in and saying that– that I can’t discuss this.
MATT LAUER: I’m only asking, isn’t there a possibility that– do– do you examine the possibility that these things do work for some people? That yes, there are abuses. And yes, maybe they’ve gone too far in certain areas. Maybe there are too many kids on Ritalin. Maybe electric shock–
TOM CRUISE: Too many kids on Ritalin? Matt.
MATT LAUER: I’m just saying. But– but aren’t there–
TOM CRUISE: Matt.
MATT LAUER: –examples where it works?
TOM CRUISE: Matt. Matt, Matt, you don’t even– you’re glib. You don’t even know what Ritalin is. Iif you start talking about chemical imbalance, you have to evaluate and read the research papers on how they came up with these theories, Matt, okay. That’s what I’ve done. Then you go and you say where’s– where’s the medical test? Where’s the blood test that says how much Ritalin you’re supposed to get?
MATT LAUER: You’re– you’re– it’s very impressive to listen to you. Because clearly, you’ve done the homework. And– and you know the subject.
TOM CRUISE: And you should.
MATT LAUER: And– and–
TOM CRUISE: And you should do that also.
MATT LAUER: And–
TOM CRUISE: Because just knowing people who are on Ritalin isn’t enough. You should be a little bit more responsible in knowing really–
MATT LAUER: I’m not prescribing Ritalin, Tom. And I’m not asking–
TOM CRUISE: Well–
MATT LAUER: –anyone else to do it. I’m simply saying– (OVERTALK)
TOM CRUISE: Well, you are. You’re saying–
MATT LAUER: I know some people who seem to have been helped by it.
TOM CRUISE: I– but you’re saying– but you– like– this is a very important issue.
MATT LAUER: I couldn’t agree more.
TOM CRUISE: It’s very– and you know what? You’re here on the Today Show.
MATT LAUER: Right.
TOM CRUISE: And to talk about it in a way of saying, “Well, isn’t it okay,” and being reasonable about it when you don’t know and I do, I think that you should be a little bit more responsible in knowing what it is.
MATT LAUER: But–
TOM CRUISE: Because you– you communicate to people.
MATT LAUER: But you’re now telling me that your experiences with the people I know, which are zero, are more important than my experiences.
TOM CRUISE: What do you mean by that?
MATT LAUER: You’re telling me what’s worked for people I know or hasn’t worked for people I know. I’m telling you i’ve lived with these people and they’re better.
TOM CRUISE: So, you’re– you’re advocating it.
MATT LAUER: I am not. I’m telling you in their case–
(LAUGHTER) (OVERTALK)
MATT LAUER: In their individual case, it worked. I am not gonna go out and say–
TOM CRUISE: Matt–
MATT LAUER: –”Get your kids on Ritalin. It’s the cure-all–
TOM CRUISE: Matt, Matt.
MATT LAUER: –and the end-all.”
TOM CRUISE: Matt, but here’s the point. what is the ideal scene for life. Okay. Ideal scene is someone not having to take anti-psychotic drugs.
MATT LAUER: I would agree.
TOM CRUISE: Okay. So, now you look at– and you go okay. A– a departure from that ideal scene is someone taking drugs, okay. And then you go, okay. What is the theory and the science behind that, that justifies that?
MATT LAUER: Let me take this more general, ’cause I think you and I can go around in circles on this for awhile. And i respect your opinion …
Do you want more people to understand Scientology? Is that– would that be a goal of yours?
TOM CRUISE: You know what? I– absolutely. Of course, you know. And people–
MATT LAUER: How do you go about that?
TOM CRUISE: You just communicate about it. And the important thing is, like you and I talk about it, whether it’s– okay, if I wanna know something, I go and find out. /Because I don’t talk about things that I don’t understand. I’ll say, you know what? I’m not so sure about that. I’ll go find more information about it so I can– I can come to an opinion based on– on the information that I have.
MATT LAUER: You– you’re so passionate about it. And I’m–
TOM CRUISE: I’m passionate about learning. I’m passionate about life, Matt.
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Tom Cruise needs to realize that researching depression does not make him an expert on it. He needs to get a grip………talk about being on the edge
OhmyFREAKINGgod! Perhaps he should be on drugs himself. Or maybe he is and that’s the problem.
I think this sums up everything that is wrong with Tom Cruise, and many, many other people, in a nutshell…
Lauer: “…why isn’t that o.k.?”
Cruise: “I disagree with it. And I think that there’s a higher and better quality of life….”
Who cares if you disagree? What gives you the right to have an opinion about Brooke Shields’ life?
Of course it is o.k. for others to get help their way, and you to get help yours. It is when you start imposing your opinion because “You think that there’s a higher and better quality of life” that there is a problem. Who really cares what you think?
Holy Christ this dude is whacked. Every time he opens his mouth it gets worse. He should just shut his fat pie hole.
The red faced dude half way down the interview is Tom’s evil twin. You guys win the prize for this visual on this story. I have to go put on clean underwear.
I found this post very difficult to masturbate to.
Has anyone started a betting pool on what poor Tom was personally–Personally! diagnosed with as a child? The man has issues, obviously…And membership in Scientology doesn’t seem to be helping.
Here is an example of a person who, before 6 months ago, was “interesting”. Personally, I don’t much care for him, but in the past have enjoyed reading interviews about him, nonetheless. IMHO, he has taken “interesting” and skidded into a ditch, rolled his car and burst into flames. There was a Q&A with him in “Entertainment Weekly” a couple of weeks ago, and it became clear to me that he is delusional. He hears what he wants to hear and completely blocks out anything that is negative about him…to the point that his vaseline grip on reality has slipped.
This is America and he’s allowed to voice his opinion, jump on couches, shack up with budding starlets, to do whatever his little heart desires. I’m just saying that we have to take his words and his actions with a grain (or kilo) of salt.
Somewhere Mimi, Nicole and Penelope are sharing a bottle of wine and thanking their lucky stars that they managed to avoid this trainwreck.
He is out of his fucking mind!! I bet Spielberg is kicking himself right now about working with him. There is such a thing as bad publicity Tom- SHUT UP! Brooke Shields said something along the lines of, “I’ll give two tickets to Tom to come see the show, one adult one child” (referring to her role in “Chicago”). Oh snap!
I think someone should try to get an interview with Cruise’s old publicist (the one who DIDN’T encourage him to talk non-stop about the joys of Scientology) and basically ask the guy WTF?
Wow, Tom Cruise is talking out of his ass. None of his comments made any sense whatsoever. He has supposedly researched psychology and psychiatry and now he is an expert? He did not have one comment of merit in that whole interview. Be afraid Katie…be very afraid..
I had already read “The Drudge Report” blow by blow and just KNEW TVgasm would have a field day with this latest in “the decompensation of Cruise”. You did not disappoint! I am stiffling giggles and may rupture at any minute.
Poor, poor Tom. My god, just when you think he can’t become any larger an ass than he already is. Just shut the hell up already and spare us all your sanctamonious bullshit. And to think I once thought you were sexy…sigh.
This seals the deal:
Tom Cruise is now officially the Gary Busey of his generation.
BRILLIANT!
No matter what you think about Tom Cruise, and it’s abundantly clear that the overwhelming sentiment here is that he’s a Stupid Gay Scientologist, the buzz on War of the Worlds is that it delivers in spades. I don’t see it tanking…and the rationalizing as to why it became a hit will be very entertaining to read. Let the snotty dismissals of red-state moviegoers and bed-wetting sci-fi geeks commence!
I got get me one of those Milk Carton hats.
Fantastic job, youcantmakeitup…it must’ve taken you forever to find all those appropriate pictures. I’m particularly fond of the yowling dogs and the ferret in a hat.
I’m really wondering if this is gonna have long-term effects on his career, kinda like how Mariah Carey was at the top of the music world one day, then having a complete nervous breakdown the next. Tom’s freakish behavior is like the real-life version of Glitter.
What the hell happened to Tom Cruise? What has he become? Im glad he’s no longer with Penelope Cruz though… I love her. Maybe he gave her a “Katie Holmes” lip treatment and she got pissed.
Tom Cruise is the next David Koresch. And by the way Herr Verner… please don’t insult Gary Busey taht way
I vas vondering vhy dere vas no post on this earlier–Za Peeectures are perfect!
Thank you for taking the time to “research” your subject so well, youcantmakeitup. You obviously understand “the history behind psychiatry” and true psychosis, as Mr.Cruise so “passionately”
demon-strates.
To quote Bugs Bunny, “Whadda marooooon.”
Wanna know why Matt did this interview? Because Katie would tolerate his “pseudo-science” bullwhacky about 2 minutes, stand up, smack Cruise down, give him a personal colo-rectal exam on live television and drop kick him out the door. “Heeeee-YAH!”
(p.s. Battlefield Earth…there’s still stills from that piece of schnauzer dooky? Ugh.)
I laughed so hard at this that I went through two pairs of Depends in like five minutes … as opposed to the usual two pairs every half-hour.
Genius!!!
Monday morning the today show is supposed to be showing parts of the interview again.I bet more people tune in to see that than go to his movie next weekend.For the money they are pissing away on sending this wingnut and his entourage all over the world to promote this movie,they could have made another movie worth going to see.I HAD been looking forward to seing this movie,but after the last 2 months,I think I’ll go see The Fantastic Four the next weekend instead.
The nifty thing is that Tom Cruise now is such an expert on psychology and scientolgy that he has taken up the work that L. Ron Hubbard died before he could complete. Through long and difficult experimentation Cruise has designed a new technique to get you “clear”. It’s called Anugetics, it involved a new E-meter probe that is finally applied to the proper area for the most accurate analysis yet. The new E-meter probe, looking roughly like a large cylinder with a rounded end, is inserted into the rectum and electrified. Not only is this technique more accurate, but it also help rid yourself of infestations of small furry pets, that as we all know invariably end up in the colon.
Can you imagine what would have happen if Lauer had asked about Lisa McPherson? An on air explosion not seen since Xenu was overthown.
Ah, Xenu must be turning over in his mothership.
Is this what happens when you spend your whole life covering up the fact that you are a raging homosexual? You start criticizing how everyone else lives and the decisions they make to get through life? When it comes out that he is gay, how stupid are all these actresses going to look who agreed to marry him for their career?
So did you borrow this from You Can’t Make It Up, or was it the other way around?
http://youcantmakeitup.blogspot.com/2005/06/cruise-uncontrollable.html
Oops, I just realized that youcantmakeitup posted it. My bad! (turns around and tries to sneak out of the room)
Say goodbye to your career, Tom.
He has gone off the deep end. He should have just kept his mouth shut, but no…. After being a complete idiot on the today show Katy should leave him. Matt Lauer remained composed and professional. I almost could not believe he actually would demean someone like that on national television. It’s only gonna get worse Katy….RUN AWAY….His eyes even look crazed. There is something wrong with him. All the “yes” people around him don’t have the balls to tell him he is out of control and about to ruin his career. He is delusional.
Now THIS is the quality work YouCan’tMakeitUp is known for. Awesome!!!!
Still giggling. I think I aspirated a booger laughing so hard.
I had the afternoon off and hadn’t heard about this insanity. Tom is really just completely off his rocker.
Remember those commercials for ‘Dianetics’ by L. Ron Hubbard they used to show on t.v. with the intense music. That music should follow Tom Cruise everywhere.
I am Tom Cruise GODDAMIT! How dare you question my authority. Matt-you are done in this town! Now, excuse me, I have to go have some vitamins inserted rectally for my dyslexia.
I sat here and laughed my ass off. I want to say so much about this…but just can’t seem to get it to make sense…maybe I need some vitamins and exercise.
Brooke Shields went to Princeton for God’s sake. I think she is capable of making really solid decisons about her personal health.
Ugghh…he’s making me angry.
After the events of the last few days I think we’ve only scratched the surface of celebrity scientologists. Could Oprah and Spielberg among many others be in the scientology closet?
Bravo!! I laughed my ass off.
I respect Tom’s passion about wanting to use his fame to help people. It’s just sad that he’s making such an ass out of himself lately and is doing permanent damage to his amazingly long career. Scientology is much more of a pseudo religion than psychiatry is a psuedo science as he called it. Tom is really going off the deep end now and his plane is in a tailspin that’s going to crash!!! His fatal mistake was firing his longterm publicist.
Dayum..what a fucking moron! He is obviously on crack or some shit. Pathetic.
Man, oh man! Someone please reel him in before he hurts someone, including himself! If Katie doesn’t turn and run as fast as she can she deserves him.
I wanted to see him move, but not anymore. I’ve had enough. I’m no longer a TC fan.
I think Tom Cruise sees the problems with this paradigm we buy into, and I am surprised that so many people criticize him for it. I agree that much of western psychiatry “psychobabble” is just a measure of keeping us adhered to a system of lies. I also think that his vision of what really is will become apparant in a very short time. I am not a subscriber of Scientology, but have my own thinking based on my experience of the world.
I think Tom Cruise sees the problems with this paradigm we buy into, and I am surprised that so many people criticize him for it. I agree that much of western psychiatry “psychobabble” is just a measure of keeping us adhered to a system fraught with lies. I also think that Cruise’s vision of what really is will become apparant in a very short time. I am not a subscriber of Scientology, but have my own thinking based on my experience of the world.
katie, reap what you sow….you sat 10′ from this psycho that’s contractually going to knock you up in 45 days…poor you….
My opinion is that tommy’ boy (with more crap in his vein that an unadultered shrimp) is going to realize this PR ain’t working then fire his battlefield earth sister and become Daddy Cruise, with the lovely, yet washed/knocked/herped out Katie in tow…..she’s the one I feel sorry for, TOM IS CRAZY!!!!!! HE IS ACTING EVERYTHING IN HIS LIFE RIGHT NOW TO CONVINCE ONLY BUT HIMSELF — that he smokes pole. ouch, truth hurts….let’s go shopping with o-o-o-okre to get over it
In the words of my 17 year old daughter..Wow! He’s a douche bag!
Nuff Said!
The Cruise interview was re-aired on Weekend Today.
The BT’s I sent in Tom’s direction finally attached themselves to Tom’s Operating Thetan.
Now Tom has to go back into auditing and remedial OT training with the E-meter(an Ohm meter with tin cans attached to it) to try and get rid of the BT’s.
BT’s – souls of dead space aliens I vaporized with hydrogen bombs 75 million years ago after I solved the overpopulation problem in the Marcabian galaxy by freezing the excess population in alcohol and gycol, packed them into spaceships shaped like DC-8 airplanes and deposited their bodies next to volcanoes on Earth, then called Teegeeack.
Tom Cruise is a high school drop out, not an MD, not a PhD, okay? His pontifications are utterly ridiculous. He is destroying his credibility, harming himself professionally, and also harming the “Church” of Scientology. AND I LOVE IT!!!! I hope this little drama continues. What a summer thrill ride, better than anything in pop culture at the moment.
Tom Cruise is becoming Michael Jackson.
CLOSET CASE! Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, now this one………please! Lets see him get together with a real woman who has real sex, maybe like Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, where you KNOW they’re having sex. Tom, don’t hide behind Scientology to mask you homosexuality and don’t “fall in love” with a teenybopper who worships you who you can control when you never want to have sex. If you wanna prove to world that you are hetero, have a believable relationship for a change. Make a home video maybe……..
I think one phrase is adequate here:
Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs
“I found this post very difficult to mastrubate to.”
LOL — Thanks for starting the weekend off with a gigantic laugh! That was the perfect response for this train wreck.
Makes me want to go watch Cocktail… And have six or eight while it plays!
I love how Tom knows everything. “Matt. Matt, Matt, you don’t even– you’re glib. You don’t even know what Ritalin is.” How the fuck does he know what Matt Lauer knows or doesn’t know. Granted he’s no Stone Phillips, but c’mon give the guy some credit. And who says glib? Judging his behavior lately I would say Tom is’nt on Ritalin, but he’s definatly feelin the need for speed! He can’t get a sentence out without stopping halfway through and starting over, on a completly different thought.
I would just like to add that tom cruise has it all – megabucks, good looks, and has everyone in his pocket. That he a pretentious know it all and that everyone else has it wrong can be attributed to the above. Not one bit of it can be attributed to Scientology. Take it from someone who was sucked into the abyss that IS Scientology. I ate, drank, slept, and sh#t Scientology about 15 years ago while trying to get my head together. Their “solution”; That I take out a personal loan to pay for a detox therapy called the purif, short for purification. The cost? Only a measely $2500.00 (consisted of about $100.00 worth of vitamins and nutrients and a half hour of exercise a day followed by equal time in a sauna). There was also the $300.00 membership fee, or whatever it was called. A religion with a membership fee (not to be confused with the collection plate in other religions,… can you imagine the Catholics charging admission to their church prior to mass??). Then there was living with other members of Scientology in something they called theta-house. Let’s see, I was the only one with a paying job (oh a sidenote here,… before taking out the loan, I was guaranteed a paying side job with the Scientology staff to help pay off the loan — I worked and was never payed a dime), they mooched off me and used my vehicle since none of them had one. By the time I was worn out and ready to get out of that place, they were threatening to confiscate all of my personal property, including my vehicle, until some very good friends helped me “pursuade” the loons at the house to back off while I packed my stuff and left. I won’t even go into the wierd sh#t that went on at the church location (stuff like sexual encounters between minors and adults,… yes this did take place and was even ok’d by the minors parents). It makes me sick that these big time actors with all of their charm and megabucks, push this Scientology crap like it is the elixer that created their success. People that paid to see all of their movies in movie theaters made their success. Not some disturbing, nonsensical, science horror of a “religion” like Scientology. The good people of this world need to fear this cult as it steadily gains more and more power. Stay away from it. Tom cruise should be ashamed for the many people that were sucked into Scientology because of him.
The great thing will be in 20 years watching Cruise die a slow miserable death because some wacky volcano religeon won’t let him take a drug that would clear whatever he has up in 4 hours.
Make room for Maverick right next to Jim Henson.
Is that Alton Brown’s head on the body builder pic?
Tom Cruise has always been a fruitcake. The only difference now is that he’s a 6th Level Thetan Fruitcake.
I totally agree. Watching someone who practices an unusual and controversial religion “die a slow miserable death” is pretty much my dictionary definition of a “great thing.”
Keep it up Tom! Keep spouting this crap and ruin your career. I love it!
Who does Tom Snooze think he is? He is a high school drop out. How can he talk like he is an expert psychologist when he has never even taken any classes in college to learn a lot about psychology and drugs?
Who will see the movie? I won’t…but I don’t think I would have anyway.
I used to feel bad for Chris Klein. Now, he must be glowing that Katie got rid of him. Her parents probably wish that Chris was still around smoking pot. It beats the craziness of Tom….
I don’t get it. I just don’t get it! When the hell does Tommy Boy Cruise get the time to even practice his so-called religion? I don’t know about the rest of y’all, but I mean, for me there are only 24 hours in a day, ya know? When he’s not jet-setting it from country to country promoting this hell-raiser of a movie and when he’s not flying high in the sky with his lady love eating sushi, when does he even get the time to study the evil ways of psychiatry? Oh, and doesn’t he have to learn lines from scripts, too?
If Tom Cruise is an appointed spokesperson for Scientology, then I question his and the organization’s judgment. All he keeps going on about is that he knows so much, but then he doesn’t support his statements. He doesn’t even finish a coherent sentence.
What would his response be to the above?
“No, man, that’s not — huh? — I don’t — absolutely, like — I can —”
… and on and on and on like that …
It’s not like he will go bankrupt if “War of the Worlds” does poorly, but I hope that people stay away from the movie. I hope they don’t fall for this publicity.
At one time, although I didn’t agree with his beliefs, I respected him, and I wanted to see the movie. I remember hearing him on a local radio interview show approx. a year ago, and he seemed like a good sport, and a nice, genuine guy. At least, I didn’t see him jump on any couches (get it? it was a radio interview).
I think he is just ‘alienating’ people at this point anyway.
why does everyone think he’s gay?
I worked on “W.O.W.”, and as a lowly crew person, I wish Tom would shut the hell up. We dealt with the scientology tent on set, and the letters in the call sheets, but why hurt our chances of having a blockbuster on our resumes.
I know this is a selfish view, but everyone else has already pointed out what an idiot he is making of himself with much more wit then i could muster at thi point.
MAN What a nut job. He is no expert and I will laugh my ass off when KH dumps his ass. I am no medical professional but his highs and lows are almost manic, read CRAZY. A little medication would help him. I wish Matt L would of said “From what I can see a little meds would help you, recommend you try some.” I wish Katie Couric would have done the interview, she would have got pissed and bitch slapped the little dwizel. G
Great news, fellow boycotters! I just saw that there’s a right-wing conservative movement dedicated to boycotting movies with Tim Robbins! Who just happens to be in WOTW! The more of us willing to shun a movie for reasons having nothing to do with relative artistic merit, the more we can punish Stupid Gay Scientologist Tom Cruise! Thanks, dittoheads!
We’re gonna make it happen, people!
CD (post #60), what do you mean you dealt with “the letters in the call sheets?”
This isnt TC engaging in idle chit chat. This is a Scientology call to arms- he apparently fancies himself a five-star general on Battlefield Earth.
Next time you try to look up information about medications on the internet realize that its flooded with phony sites spewing misinformation created by these anti-science religioius fanatics.
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Hubbard’s confidential minute of 2 Dec 1969 “Intelligence Actions ” Covert Intelligence ” Data Collection”:
The War
Our war has been forced to become “To take over absolutely the field of mental healing on this planet in all forms.” …. Our total victory will come when we run his organisations, perform his functions and obtain his financing and appropriations.
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Scientology’s current leader, David Miscavige, addressing the International
Association of Scientologists (IAS) in 1995:
“There are a lot of opinions out there as to what is wrong with Earth, 1995 – unstable economies, unstable political arenas, criminality, drugs,
injustice and so forth – obviously valid concerns. But if you really want to eliminate those problems all you have to do is work for the objectives that
we, as members of the IAS, have set for the year 2000: Objective One – place Scientology at the absolute forefront of Society. Objective Two – eliminate psychiatry in all its forms. We don’t care what the current think is regarding what’s wrong with the planet. Government won’t handle it. Politics won’t handle it. Legislation won’t handle it. All that’s going to handle it is what we, of the IAS, have set down in stone. Let’s get rid of psychiatry,
and let’s bring Scientology to every man, woman and child on this planet.”
Tom Cruise is a judgemental asshole… How dare he speak of something he clearly knows little about. It’s like me being interviewed about jock itch. Give me a fuckin’ break.
Tom is exercising his OT powers every time he goes nuts on TV. If you wish to find out more about Tom’s OT powers, then visit the following websites;
Information
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http://www.xenutv.com
http://www.xenu.net
http://www.torymagoo.org
http://www.lermanet.com
http://www.altreligionscientology.org
Audio
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President of the Church of Scientology International, Heber Jentzsch, going nuts on KFI in 1992
http://www.xenutv.com/radio/kfi9.rm
Heber Jentzsch – “You love drugs, don’t you Dennis? Dennis, you love drugs don’t you, huh? You love drugs! And you hate it because we get people off of drugs! Are you on drugs right now?”
L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology, on Jesus
http://www.xenu.net/archive/media_vault/Nochrist.ra
“There was no Christ.”
More Hubbard audio files;
http://www.xenu.net/archive/multimedia.html
Parody Songs
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Enturbulator 009 – Parody songs about Scientology
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/6/enturbulator009_music.htm
Lyrics sample
If They Can’t Take A Joke
“Fuck ‘em if they can’t take a joke. And if you can’t take a joke then fuck you”
Spead the word in the golden age of Xenu!
I’d like to see what T.C. would do if someone asked him about all of the L.R.H. lies. It’s been documented with actual PROOF that LRH was crazy and even his own stories about his youth and war record differ with each time he told about them.
I know I will never again watch a T.C. movie. I don’t support people who think they are better than anyone else and their opinion is the only valid one.
Rick D.
Mike, calm down. If people don’t want to spend their hard-earned money to watch Tom Cruise for 2 hours, they don’t have to.
nice post, mike (#57). so much for religious tolerance. i’m not any more of a fan of scientology than i am of any religion, but if people feel like they are getting something positive out of it, then let them. everyone spouting off uninformed opinions about scientology isn’t really any better than tom ranting about brooke sheilds, psyciatry, etc. there’s a difference between finding the tom cruise/katie holmes trainwreck entertaining and making hateful comments about someone’s religious beliefs or possible sexual orientation.
Ashes, I’m perfectly calm…and I’m just funnin’ because I’m an impish little centaur (and a Cruise fan who doesn’t give a good-sized rip what he does when he’s not in a movie).
It’s not like I’m here squirting water on anybody.
Tom is right.
It is just masking the problem.
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/scientology/scientology.html
Hee!
Hey, anyone want to boycott WotW with me?
I think both Hollywood and Cruise need a slap in the face…
so so sorry Mr. Spiel…
he’s just proved it.. all you americans a nuts. and tom cruise seems to be the hands down leader.
The thing that gets me is that sanctimonious pricks like this don’t consider ANYONE but themselves. This includes the hundreds, if not thousands of people involved with making movies that they play around and ‘act’ in. When they pull stunts like this, to this level, it means fewer people will go see their movie out of pure disgust…and guess who that affects? The people responsible for the movie’s production.
Yeah, I’ve read that the prediction for WotW will be decent box office this weekend, but I don’t think it’ll do great…simply bc of his antics. Stuff like this is turning people off from his movies and I hope this is the beginning of the end.
Man! That’s some smooth “Point/Counterpoint” action.
And the picture of Alton Brown threw me off my seat!
Now, now, Mariana (#74) not ALL americans are nuts…just the politicians and the other rich, white guys that make all the decisions.
I love TC bashing as much as the next guy….but i love speilberg more than i hate TC so i’ll be going to WOTW.
Damn, I just laughed out loud at work from looking at your pictures. You guys are gonna get someone fired some day.
Jesus, what a whacked-out nut-job! Anyone else notice Cruise’s desperate attempt to say something that didn’t sound like complete bullshit when he “referenced” Huxley’s novel, Brave New World? It did not surprise me that Cruise referenced a book in his ridiculous interview that consisted of eloquent conversations including the brilliant phrases, “Matt, Matt, Matt” and “you don’t- you’re glib.” No, what surprised me more than this incoherent babbling was that Tom Cruise was actually able to read and understand (or so he thinks)a book of that level. But, alas, Mr. Cruise: you never cease to amaze me! How many times can one person royally fuck up in an interview? When we’re referencing the new, “Kate-obsessed,” psycho-scientology-crazed Cruise, the possibilities for possible fuck-ups are innumerous. (By the way, Brave New World, I’m pretty sure, didn’t reference Brooke Shield’s post-partum depression problem, but, after all, I did skim through the important parts).
Hail to Xenu!
You’re all going to feel pretty stupid when he comes back.
Seriously though
Mimi, Nicole & Penelope should thank their lucky stars they’re not involved in this train wreck
I’m just curious why all his past loves lasted so long???
I’ve been away for a few days and I come back to this. Thank you. The pictures of Tom ARE GREAT!!!!
He sounds crazy when he talks. However, he sounds even crazier when reading what he’s said. He’s insane, pure and simple. And he’s rude. He interupts, assumes he knows more, assumes he knows how others should live.
I think there should be some kind of bet going on on when he is going to completely lose it and end up either in a mental hospital or turn into Howard Hughs type person.
Oh, and I’m sure everyone notices that if he doesn’t like the way the interview is going, he starts yelling and talking over and repeating the person’s name like the interviewer is an idiot and so hasn’t reached Tom’s level of holiness. And no wonder Cruise thinks he’s so Godly, he probably has spent millions on getting his aliens cleared from his body or whatever they do. He’s probably on the last levels of sainthood in that pseudo-religion.
Never fear! This manic out-of-touch-with-reality infant with a mega bank account and a vain ego centric existance is FINISHED! He has lanched himslef down the inrretrievable path of LOSERS and nut cases. Next he’ll be begging Michael to let him borrow a 12 year old boy.
Never fear! This manic out-of-touch-with-reality infant with a mega bank account and a vain ego centric existance is FINISHED! He has lanched himslef down the inrretrievable path of LOSERS and nut cases. Next he’ll be begging Michael to let him borrow a 12 year old boy.
Never fear! This manic out-of-touch-with-reality infant with a mega bank account and a vain ego centric existance is FINISHED! He has launched himslef down the inrretrievable path of LOSERS and nut cases. Next he’ll be begging Michael to let him borrow a 12 year old boy.
Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt….
I’m omnipotent, and YOU’RE NOT.
Tom, Tom, Tom – you don’t even…don’t…that…Matt…KNOW WHAT GLIB MEANS…you’re STUPID! Nothing of Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt’s interview was the least bit glib. Try a DICK-tionary you appendageless fallow manic FAKE. c : lacking depth and substance : SUPERFICIAL
Main Entry: glib
Pronunciation: ‘glib
Function: adjective
1 a : marked by ease and informality : NONCHALANT b : showing little forethought or preparation : OFFHAND
2 archaic : SMOOTH, SLIPPERY
3 : marked by ease and fluency in speaking or writing often to the point of being insincere or deceitful
#74 You so dummy person you so sound idiot like only tink one ting mean everybody same ya??
Get lost foreign ignorant slimball.
LET HIM RANT! It’s a much faster way into the toilet where he belongs with Michale Jackson, Mike Tyson, and Mickey Rourke…LOSERS!
Princeton Graduate.
High School Dropout.
Hmmmmmmm, let’s see now.
Brooke is brilliant.
Tom has a good smile.
Brooke has a respectable personal life.
Tom is freak.
Brooke is rational.
Tom is manic and psychotic.
Got it.
Basically what I’ve noticed about 90% of the comments of “Cruise UnControllable” is that the only opinions that matter are the ones not belonging to him…
None of us know where he’s been, and when it’s not an actual debate, and no side is attacking with evidence, then how can you say that he was the ignorant one, losing his edge, or falling off the deep end? We can’t.
Pretty much I’ve noticed a hypocritical stance of Post Modernism in all these comments. “Everyone is allowed to do what works for them, EXCEPT TOM CRUISE.”
I believe that there is a possibility that Tom might know what he’s talking about. Who are we to say that he doesn’t?
As far as War of the Worlds tanking? Fat chance. Even it Tom is delusional, we aren’t watching movies to see if the person in them is delusional or not, we’re watching them because they entertain us and the person in them is good at that. Tom is still a great actor whether or not he’s falling off the deep end or not. Not to mention Spielberg is notorious for putting up great flicks regardless of the actor(s) in them…
It would be nice to have read this with people providing facts about Scientology that further Tom’s case and facts about Psychiatric Medicine that would attack Tom’s case. Maybe even facts as to why they think he’s an idiot or a nutcase. Instead you get people saying he’s stupid without providing facts about themselves, hence saying that we should all assume they are stupid as well.
How about instead of attacking Tom’s life, which you all say is WRONG of him to do with others’ lives, trying to focus on your own lives… In my honest opinion, Tom is fine being Tom, and I’ll just stick to being me.
My rant is done… I realize most of you will disagree with my comments, I expect that since I’m saying many of you are being hypocritical in saying that Tom is wrong or that he’s ignorant, but not saying how he is – then again no one likes to admit when they are being hypocritical… I am right now by saying we shouldn’t attack anothers life, yet attacking all of the comments on this page (not the people, just their comments).
So have fun with that…
If he knew so much he’d be able to present a coherant argument. This is a grand case of how a little knowledge can be dangerous. And how celebrity doesn’t mean half of what Tom Cruise thinks it does.
For #91: “So have fun with that…” With what? Trying to decipher your tortured syntax? For all I know, perhaps you have a point. I hope you realize that these sorts of forums (oops, sorry: “forae”) are all about ranting on about the ridiculous Cruise.
Now, I’ll go read something more mainstream but I will return because I’ve waited for years for some sort of ‘break’ in the Scientology ranks at the celebrity level. It’s going to happen, I think. No matter how much support TC might be receiving (I’m not sure if that’s so at the moment) from fellow high-level celeb Scientologists, they must be having a serious case of the collective vapors. This is such bad publicity for the organization; I could not have wished for more than this public meltdown. I want to feel sorry for TC but I can’t. There are people in the world so much more deserving. Gosh, I just realized he might try to horn in on the ONE campaign concerts for Africa this weekend. Scary thought.
I hope people will keep writing amusing & witty comments whatever the self-righteous scolding comes their way. Ignore it. This site has provided much amusement while being stuck at the computer for two days. Thanks!
Good God. More like a Church of the Loonies.
Wow……he is cracking me up. What a funny little guy. I think he has a real bad case of………”manic, arrogant, know-it-all, wealthy, but stupid, little man/wish I was bigger syndrome……..” He should be able to look this syndrome up in his phsychiatry notes! And there is no treatment available for it. I always knew that there was something “wacko” about this boy, you could tell by the look in his eye, and now he can no longer keep it hidden. He shouldn’t jump on any more couches, I think he is knock’in something lose …..The funniest part is that Katie thinks she has won some sort of PRIZE! She can’t be too bright either.
CD, (comment #60), what did you mean by “the letters in the callsheets”?
This sounds fascinating! Please share.
Thank you.
so when tom cruise talks about his religion he’s “crazy”, but if someone talks about christianity then they’re normal? give me a break.
Jon,
(explains why I like it here so much, HAHA!!!)
When I talk about my faith, I don’t interrupt, badger, call names, evade direct questions or condescend the person I am speaking with.
I don’t know if TC is “crazy” although it would be sad/ironic if he were diagnosed as such and needed medicine. Since my traumatic brain injury, I have needed an anti-depressant in order to function. Bloodwork showed everything was normal, but the CT scan did not. It still doesn’t. Does that mean it doesn’t exist? There’s no ‘bloodwork’ test proving the damage.
But, with my faith I live a pretty decent life, including be able to laugh at celebrities who try to sound like experts in something they are waaay off base on. TC has the right to believe what he wants–WHADDA COUNTRY! But, when he uses his celebrity to cut down others (i.e. Ms. Shields) then, heck yes, it’s open season for my opinion.
That’s the great thing about America. We can snark anytime we want, and aren’t endangered for it.
SNARK ON!
Helenann
So Tom reads up on some propagander about psychology and now he’s an expert? Matt handled the situation the best he could.
The abridged interview translated: Everyones life experiences and opinions are false and therefore meaningless if I don’t agree with it. He states Brooke did the wrong thing because he doesn’t agree with it? WHAT A POMPOUS ASS!
Ok this is my first snark so here goes…I am so sick of this nut ass. TC has obviously decided to stop taking his med’s to back up his religous belief. Some one should start adding back into his water.
As someone who has suffered from post-partum depression I want to slap him every time he opens his dumb mouth. It is real. There was a time when all medicine was “googley woogley” to people but now in this day and again you have to be off your rocker to think that if you break your arm you shouldn’t go in and get it checked out. Crud my snark is over now that I must go to my 9-5
Ok this is my first snark so here goes…I am so sick of this nut. TC has obviously decided to stop taking his med’s to back up his religous belief. Some one should start adding back into his water.
As someone who has suffered from post-partum depression I want to slap him every time he opens his dumb mouth. It is real. There was a time when all medicine was “googley woogley” to people but now in this day and again you have to be off your rocker to think that if you break your arm you shouldn’t go in and get it checked out. Crud my snark is over now that I must go to my 9-5
Remembered…you are an idiot. If you actually saw the show or read what was said you would know why we are all saying that he doesn’t know what he is talking about, isn’t it obvious. When people actually know what they are talking about they give examples or throw in little figures or at least something to show that they are credible. I don’t believe that he did that…
This:
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/OTIII/index.html
Is Tom’s “history of psychiatry,” according to Scientology.
Remembered,
Ok, I get your point. Now get mine. I was on the inside of Scientology and I can tell you matter-of-factly that IT IS A CON!! It is an organization dedicated exclusively to enriching itself through the fleecing of innocent people using various methods of mind control and manipulation. It is NOT a religion (L. Ron made it a religious organization back in the early 50′s when he was being attacked by the scientific community for being a quack, among other things). And being recognized as a religion by our government gives the CoS alot of nice tax benefits as well. But it IS a cult. And it is destroying lives at an alarming rate. I barely made it out of that madness intact and am a serious critic of its claims. And as for tom cruise, he deserves every bit of what he’s getting for being such a pompous ass. The Church of Scientology worships their celebrities like gods because of the huge influence they have over the public in general. I have been a witness to this, not just going with what others are saying. I don’t give a rats ass in hell about his career, or any other faucet of his life when I know for a fact that lives have been, and continue to be, ruined by his open support of a cult as dangerous as the Church of Scientology.
Sorry I took so long to get back to this , but I’ve been working.
On different occasions, Mr. Cruise would add letters to the crews call sheet. One was about visitors to the set that Scientology had helped “de-tox” from the horrors of being a 911 rescue worker, and another was “answering our questions” about the scientology tent that was on set all the time in L.A. The tent annoyed me the most, they were right on the mark for the way they were trying to intice very tired,stressed out people (starting with a “free massage”). I also felt if we were expressing religious freedom in the workplace, where were the church and synagogue tents. Enough said, I really don’t want people finding out who I am. This town does hold grudges against the worker bees.
Tom Cruise can believe in whatever he wants to. But telling the world that there is no such thing as a chemical imbalance, that exercise & vitamins should take the place of medications, that Matt Lauer doesn’t know as much about psychology as HE does … so when did Cruise receive his Ph.D./M.D.???
He should be so lucky to never need meds, to never experience depression (post-partum or other). I feel bad for his kids … hope THEY never have these problems ’cause obviously “Daddy” lacks empathy!
ahahha.
hes halarious.
but i dont believe in that stuff either.
but he doesnt know how to put himself
across. trying to say hes a genius because he has studied scientology? he
patronized that guy constantly. having
an opinion is one thing but trying to force it on someone else is retarted.
but he is right about a lot of the things he said even though he did NOT present them well.
its just impossible to get people to accept something like that because its more out there than other ideas. and we all know we live in a world full of followers.
haha. i just think the whole situation is halarious.
Man everyone is right, what the hell happened to tom cruise? when i heard this crap about his so called opinion on anti-depressants it really made my water boil. like someone said before just because he looked a few things up and read up about certain things doesn’t mean he’s damn expert. I myself have been on anti-depressants for some time now and it’s so easy for someone who has never experianced depression before to come in and say oh it’s a crock of bull! and it’s all in your head! tom listen if you’ve never had depression or even experianced it before keep your mouth shut on topics you know nothing about, wow so u done some reading BIG DEAL! your not an expert. you need to start thinking about your career and how to pull it out of the BIG ASS HOLE YOU’VE DUG FOR YOURSELF!!!!
Everybodys crazy ‘ceptin me. Tom where did you say you put the kool aid?
Well tom, I’ve researched acting and the hollywood movie industry. I now know that it is all fake. The world you see yourself as master craftsman and esteem yourself on a higher plane of life above all others, is a world that does’nt exist, you are only a master of a storyline, playing a role, a glorified fakir, a professional fake at that!.. It is sad that your cult esteems you for your celebrity and nothing else. Little man you stand on your cereal box in your $2500 Gucci elevator shoes and speak down to all in your vanity. I have let out farts that have had more sense and substance than you that have contributed more to humanity, for they were real. The void you would leave in this world when you return to your alien ship can be filled easily with less substance than that of humble flatulence!
Not only is Tom Cruise misinformed about the history of psychology, he’s not too sure about the present. His ramblings are incoherent. The only field he “understands” is the very limited field of that nonsensical farse of a relion/cult “Scient”ology. Tom– show us a college degree in something, and maybe we’ll take you more seriously.
A brilliant physicist by the name of Richard P. Feynman once said that:” Science is a way to not fool ourselves.” Where is the science in what Tom cruise says? or in Scientology?
You people are just blind fools about these drugs, you just look at what the doctor tells you whats good, you dont dig into it, like what its realy doing to your body. How can you say anything about what Tom is sayin if you dont know NOTHING about? If you knew what wasin the drugs you would understand, but you dont because America is filled with big fat dumies, yes i’ll repeat BIG FAT DUMMIES that dont research cause there to lazy or just dont care.Would you take a gun and shoot your self in the head to get your daily led? no, that would be stupid and crazy but you’ll take all these drugs that mask the problems and hurt you in many places, not out side but inside. There are natual ways to cure all sicknesses, if you would just put in some time, not just look away and make fun of the messenger because he’s talkin about the drugs your givin your kid, and you dont wannna look like an idiot, so you make fun of the truth and dont accept it. Everything today is a pill, and you blind fools cant see to real pictrue here. Your judging thats what you doing, your not even researching the drugs, your just making fun and talking against somthing you dont know nothing about, it realy show who’s realy the dumb one here. So do your home work befor you take a test. because you got a F.
You people are just blind fools about these drugs, you just listen to what the doctor tells you what’s good but he doesn’t yell you what’s in the drugs, you don’t dig into it, like what its really doing to your body. How can you say anything about what Tom is saying, if you don’t know NOTHING about what hes talking about? If you knew what was in the drugs you would understand, but you dont because America is filled with big fat dummies, yes I’ll repeat BIG FAT DUMMIES that don’t research cause there to lazy or just don’t care. Would you take a gun and shoot your self in the head to get your daily led? No, that would be stupid and crazy but you’ll take all these drugs that mask the problems and hurt you in many places, not out side but inside. There are natural ways to cure all sicknesses, if you would just put in some time, not just look away and make fun of the messenger because he’s talkin about the drugs your giving your kid, and you don’t wannna look like an idiot, so you make fun of the truth and dont accept it. Everything today is a pill, and you blind fools cant see the real picture here. Your judging that’s what you doing, your not even researching the drugs, your just making fun and talking against somthing you dont know nothing about, it really show’s who’s really the dumb one here. So do your homework before you take a test. Because you got a F.
And there is no such thing is “adhd” The FDA just wants big bucks off of fake sicknesses. that u can treat just by eat right and workin out enough. Yes there making up sicknesses. just look back year befor, where r all the drugs? they were not that many right? now look! all the tv plays is pills pills and somemore pills. and u guys just nod your heavy heads. Next thing u know they will come out with a pill says heart burns a Disease OOOPS! they already did that.. DUMMIES!