Many may jump to conclusions that Connor Cruise landed the role in “Seven Pounds” because Tom Cruise pulled some strings. The “Valkyrie” actor insists that his kids must earn their acting roles and that he did not call in any favors for Connor.
Tom said, "They have to earn it. But there’s a point where there is the difference of watching the film industry and, ‘Do you want to do it? Do you really want to do it?’ "
He went on to talk about when Connor auditioned for the part in “Seven Pounds”. He and good friend Will Smith were pacing back and forth in the hall way waiting for him to finish.
"We’re standing out in the hall, we were kind of nervous, looking at our watches, saying, ‘What’s going on in there?’ "
Tom Cruise’s kids are definitely no strangers to movie sets.
"But my kids have grown up on movie sets. They’re always there. Kate is an actress and she will carry Suri around on stage while she’s with the other actors running lines. No matter what, just like when we were kids, they’re going to do whatever they want to do."
I wonder if Isabella Cruise has any interest in the acting biz and it will be interesting to see what decisions Suri Cruise makes when she gets older.
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