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When I think of Tom Cruise a lot of words come to mind. Wee. Peculiar. Elfin. What I don’t think of are big strong man hands. But being that Tom Cruise is Tom Cruise and thus quasi-delusional by his very definition, he has no clue that the rest of the world sees him that way. Tom thinks he’s still the masculine leading man he used to be in the days of old. And apparently he really wanted Ben Stiller to play up that angle in his upcoming film Tropical Thunder.
Ben Stiller recently spoke to Elle magazine about Tom Cruise’s role in the upcoming satire “Tropic Thunder,” and reported that Cruise had some interesting thoughts about his character.
“Tom said… ‘I want to play the studio guy. I want to dance, and I want to have big hands,’ ” Stiller told the magazine. “I’d never thought about the size of a character’s hands, ever. …Tom was doing this little dance, and I was like, ‘This is insane. If this thing was on YouTube, it would be all over the world. It would be a crazy screensaver.’ ”
Stiller’s complete interview, where he also discusses his inspiration for “Tropic Thunder,” is available in the September issue of Elle, on newsstands Aug. 11.
[From MSNBC’s The Scoop]
“‘I want to have big hands.’” There are just so many jokes I could make about that. They’re almost too easy. But I’ll stick with the (slightly) less obvious and point out that it’s pretty damn hard to change the size of your hands. I know this because I unfortunately do have man hands. Or so I’m convinced. And I can tell you right now, it’s not everything it’s cracked up to be Tom. That whole thing about big hands equaling a big penis is bullshit. I can’t even find mine. And I can only wear stretchy gloves, like the kinds little kids wear. It’s totally not worth it Tom. Focus on what you can control. Focus on the dance.
Here’s Tom and Katie at the US MotoGp in Laguna Seca, California on July 7th. Images thanks to WENN.
Written by JayBird
Posted in Ben Stiller, Movies, Tom Cruise
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26 Responses to “Tom Cruise says he wants to dance and have big hands”
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So cute, and last week he wanted to be a space-man.
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I hate this guy like you wouldnt believe. If someone ever ran past me screaming “omg its Tom Cruise!” I would make it a point to run screaming the other way!
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I think JB is always funny, but I’m sure not everyone understands JB’s humor.
Anyhoo, how are Tom & Kat(i)e the same height this time? And why is he whispering in her ear? They both have earplugs in
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Big man hands are too worth it.
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I mean, are TO worth it. don’t, I?
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Loving Katie’s haircut.
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where is the love of my life, Scott F?
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Enough w/his & hers snyde smiles. They are losers no matter how you slice it. You, in your rental 2 bedroom are better than these 2 lost souls in a freakin’ mansion. Say a grateful prayer right now. These people exist to show us all what we really have.
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Where is that godawful footage of TC and KH “dancing” at a JLO (or somesuch) concert? It was a pecular blend of painfully hard to watch and damn funny.
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I was gonna see this movie but I heard I would have to wade through a mass of retards to get in. (sorry, just hadda do it)
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I just love Tom and Katie!!!! And of course, little precious Suri.
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I can’t find my penis either, JayBird, and I’m also stuck with the hands that can only wear stretchy gloves, although I never thought of them as man hands since they are shaped nicely and have manicured nails on them.
What a strange thing to want. I think he’d be best served to wish for six or seven more inches in height and enough brain cells to get himself out of that cult he’s in.
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JayBird is funny as hell, and a favorite part of my day. I love all the writers, but JayBird’s posts ALWAYS crack my ass up.
I have freakishly long fingers, so I’m in the stretchy glove club, too. They’re cheap, though, and you can usually find two pairs packaged together for pocket change. One pair for now and two spares!
As for Mr. Cruise, I can totally picture him doing the big hands dance on his desk for Mr. Stiller. In fact, it’s the movie I’m going to play in my head for the next couple of work days, during the lulls. I’m leaning towards ska music or White Zombie for the soundtrack….
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Interesting look at their body language, in one shot Tom draws his head/face back, and Katie has her hand in her pocket. What a miserable looking couple. Katie is making an effort not to smile. Somewhere a little vopice inside is screaming, “Get me away from him.” You just know she has a suitcase packed under her bed.
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Yes, well… you know what they say about guys with small hands, right?
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Why is she always SMIRKING!!!
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Tom is and always was a talented actor. He was gifted with good looks as well. I suppose that makes all of us just wee bit jealous, thus some of the comments above.
I really don’t understand this hate Tom Cruise thing. He has done a lot with the cards that were dealt to hìm in life. He stays in films because he is a good actor and he delivers what he is supposed to when he works. He is still a leading man no matter how you cut it.
I think an actor who is thinking about the size of his character’s hands is really doing some thinking. Perhaps Mr Stiller’s words were taken out of context, he is a Pro and from a professional show biz family. I can’t imagine him putting down someone in print like this.
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Cruise says he wants to dance and have big hands… and live with his boyfriend, and program his wife like she’s a computer, and travel to see Lord Xenu…
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I saw a sneak preview of the movie. Pretty funny. I can’t stand Tom Cruise, but he plays a jerk, so it works.
The hands are freakishly large in the film & the music is “Low” by Flo Rida…
Shawty had them apple bottom jeans (jeans)
Boots with the fur (with the fur)
The whole club was looking at her -
Douchebag Tom, at it again.
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He yearns to twirl and wave his spirit fingers in the air….Weeeeeee!!!!!! Beam me up, Scottie!!
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…what the ???? ….is Kate standing in a hole in recent photos of her and her creepy husband…he appears the same height as her of late.
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why is she like Tomboy
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why is she like Tomboy !!
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what celebrities actually want…..
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After that interesting teaser headline, I just had to read this. I love your writing JayBird.
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