As if you needed more reasons to like Tom Cruise, here's another. 

Cruise might be a crazy Scientologist who once jumped on a couch to express his love for a woman who ultimately left him, but I will hand it to the man. He's a fantastic actor, and one of the last people whose movies audiences will show up to see strictly because he's in them. I won't lie to you, I've watched a few of his latest movies more than once, with "Top Gun: Maverick" earning itself more than a few repeats. 

But aside from his acting chops, one of the reasons he's so respected by audiences is that he doesn't insult their intelligence, or waste their time. The man knows what his job is, and he respects it to the point where he doesn't use it as a platform for personal politics. 

Recently, Cruise has been promoting his upcoming film, the highly anticipated "Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning." Not only has he announced he's showing up to theaters to greet fans in person as showings... 

Texas, we can't wait to see you May 22. pic.twitter.com/KCGLFMdSug

— Tom Cruise (@TomCruise) May 8, 2025

... but he's also making sure none of his fans or moviegoers feel alienated in any way, making all feel welcome to see the movie.

Cruise figured out what other celebrities haven't. If you don't comment on divisive things, and keep the focus on the movie, then people will be more apt to show up and watch it. 

Case in point, as first reported on by The Hollywood Reporter, when Cruise was asked by a reporter from South Korea's MBC to talk about Trump's tariffs on films shot outside the United States, Cruise shut it down and made it clear that this little press event was about the movie, not about his opinions on political matters: 

“I’d like to ask this question to anybody who’s up for it. I watched this film and I saw that it was filmed in many different locations around the world, including Africa,” the reporter said, according to an onstage translator. “Of course, we all are aware of the tariffs that President Trump has been imposing on overseas productions and films. So, is this particular movie under that tariff? And how much of the film was shot overseas?”

Cruise replied, telling the moderator, off-mic, “We’d rather answer questions about the movie. Thank you.” The moderator said she thought that was a “fair response” and suggested moving on to a different question.

Too many celebrities would've been unable to contain themselves, and likely would've launched into a tirade about the tariffs in an effort to virtue signal to their Hollywood colleagues about how anti-Trump they are. Cruise, ever the consummate professional, shut the question down entirely. He wasn't going to let politics infect and threaten his film. 

What's great about this is that Cruise may very well be incredibly against Trump's tariffs and have a lot of opinions about them... but we, the audience, will never know, because most of us don't care. We're not going to Cruise for political opinion, we're going to him because he entertains us, and provides an escape with his films. 

He has a job to do, and he's going to do it, and even if he disagrees with my positions politically, I can respect him for not forcing me to confront his personal beliefs whenever I watch one of his movies. 

I think more celebrities could truly learn from Cruise in so many regards. He knows how to make a film, act in a film, and promote a film, but most importantly, he knows how to respect his audience. 

Editor's Note: This article was updated post-publication for clarity.

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