Tom Cruise Makes Impassioned Speech at MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 7 Premiere Saying He Will "Always Fight for Big Theaters"

Tom Cruise is known for his film career, full of action and drama, as well as his passionate, and sometimes intense personality. He showed his zeal on both fronts at the premiere for his latest film, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, where he gave an impassioned speech on Rome’s Spanish Steps, saying:

“There is a community that we are all part of — different cultures and ways of life, we all join together to enjoy cinema. It’s something that I grew up with, that made me and inspired me to dream and want to travel the world. My goal since I was little was to make movies and travel. And not just be a tourist, but work in that world and understand their culture. Through my movies, I’ve been able to have that because everyone here has allowed me to entertain them. It’s a privilege that I have never taken for granted. It’s my passion to entertain you, and I will always fight for big theaters and that kind of experience for everyone.”

Cruise also paid tribute to his Mission: Impossible director Christopher McQuarrie, calling the helmer his “creative brother.”

“He’s had a hand in every single film I’ve made over the past 16 years. Uncredited, he wrote ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. He’s had a hand in editing and writing every single I’ve ever done. He is my creative brother and an exceptional human being.”

In the film, second to last in the franchise, Cruise reprises his role as Ethan Hunt. The film was shot in Italy, and cruise went on to praise the city, adding:

“I want to thank Rome and the city. And also we got to film in Venice, which was extraordinary, during some very difficult times in this country. I dreamed to be coming here and [sharing] it with all of you.”

The seventh installment of the Mission: Impossible franchise was partly filmed in the Italian capital, where the cobblestoned streets provided the perfect pavement for drifting cars burning rubber in numerous hair-raising chases that are likely to go down in action film history. The Spanish Steps, by the Piazza di Spagna, is the setting of a wild car chase involving a massive Hummer chasing a tiny vintage yellow Fiat 500 driven by Cruise and Hayley Atwell, who are handcuffed.

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One will be released in theaters on July 12th.

via: Variety