Tom Cruise shared an incredible story of how he landed the role in "Rain Man," crediting his sister for being pushy with him, and hinted that life after the "Mission: Impossible" movies could look much different.

During a press event at the British Film Institute to promote the final movie in the "M:I" franchise, "Mission: Impossible–The Final Reckoning," the 62-year-old actor talked about the early days of his movie career, after "Risky Business," when he met actor Dustin Hoffman for the first time.

Cruise said he was having lunch with one of his three sisters, Cass Cruise, when they spotted Hoffman grabbing a bite. The "Top Gun" star was fresh off his first movie and wasn't about to go over and speak to the legendary actor--even though he knew he would need something different than the coming-of-age film, "Legend," he was in the process of filming:

"We were in a restaurant and I looked up and there he was with the hat. [Hoffman] was doing 'Death of a Salesman' [on Broadway]," Cruise said. "He was ordering takeout. My sister was like, 'You go up and you say hello to him.' She doesn't do stuff like that. And I don't walk up to people introduce myself. But she was so pushy."

"She literally said, 'Look, if you don't do it I'm going to go over there and tell him who you are,'" he added of his sister.  I'm like 'He's not even going to know who I am. This is going to be so humiliating. I'm not doing it.'"

"Finally, she pestered me so much I said fine and walked over there," Cruise continued. "He had his hat on and was obviously ordering takeout, and I said 'Mr Hoffman, I'm sorry,' And he looked at me and said 'Cruise!' And I went f—."

Hoffman invited Cruise and his sister to see the play, and after the show, the two actors chatted backstage about working together.

"So we were there, and as I was leaving, he said, 'I want to make a movie with you.' I was like, 'That'd be nice,'" Cruise explained that "[he] was very Southern: Yes, sir, no, sir, yes, ma'am, no ma'am. . . And basically a year later, [Hoffman] sent [him] 'Rain Man.'"

The "Top Gun" star also appeared at the Cannes Film Festival to promote the new action flick, where he hinted that his movie career might look different after the "M:I" franchise.

"It went beyond our expectations," Cruise said to the director of the final "Mission: Impossible" movie, Christopher McQuarrie, at an event following the movie premiere. "It's been a real privilege and a pleasure. I look forward to making a bunch of other kinds of movies with you. I can't wait."

"We just want to thank you all," Cruise said, to applause from the crowd.  "Thank you so much for everything, for allowing us to entertain you. It's very special."

Cruise genuinely looked like he was having a great time at the annual film festival, greeting fans, signing autographs, and taking pictures, reminding Hollywood how to be a true movie star. 

The actor also refused to make his appearance about anything other than promoting his new movie. During a press event, he refused to give the media anything when they wanted him to talk politics, when someone asked about President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs for movies shot outside of the U.S.

Cruise knows we don't want to hear his thoughts on politics. It's refreshing and smart, as RedState's Brandon Morse noted:

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.

You can watch the full video of the BFI event here.

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