Secrets revealed: the surprising truth about Simon Pegg and Tom Cruise's friendship

The untold story of Tom Cruise's "energizing" fame: according to Simon Pegg
Secrets revealed: the surprising truth about Simon Pegg and Tom Cruise's friendship

Simon Pegg has revealed that he maintains a "simple" friendship with his Mission: Impossible co-star Tom Cruise, where they avoid discussing a certain topic. While many people would jump at the chance to ask Cruise about that elusive topic, Pegg prefers to keep their conversations more basic. For the average person, simply being in the same room as Cruise would be a memorable experience, regardless of what happens or is said. Pegg, on the other hand, has had the opportunity to spend time with Cruise on a regular basis and briefly spoke about it during an appearance on the BBC's Desert Island Discs radio show (via Deadline).

Simon Pegg has described his friendship with Tom Cruise, whom he has worked with on five Mission: Impossible films, as "very simple and amiable." This may be the best anyone can hope for when dealing with an enigmatic person like Cruise. However, Pegg has revealed that there's a secret to their friendship: they never talk about Scientology. Pegg believes that it would be an "abuse" of his privileged access to Cruise if he were to bring up the topic.

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For most people, the temptation to ask Cruise about Scientology would be too great to resist, but this is a test that they would inevitably fail. Cruise would likely sprint away at full speed, never to speak to them again.

Pegg also revealed that Cruise loves being famous and "really relishes it." He explained that fame is all Cruise knows and that it energizes and motivates him, making him an interesting person to be around. But what happens when Cruise is not in the spotlight? Does he ever switch off from fame? Pegg may not even know the answer to that.

Secrets revealed: the surprising truth about Simon Pegg and Tom Cruise's friendship

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