Tom Cruise on Camera One, and Everywhere Else

By Chris Ariens 



NBC’s “Today” show got the most out of its interview with Tom Cruise this morning. Cruise first appeared in the pre-show tease on local stations, including New York’s WNBC, operating a camera.

…he then appeared in the open of the show at 7:01…

…another studio walk-on at 7:15…

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…arm wrestling Matt Lauer for another tease at 7:36…

And finally the interview at 7:39. Cruise said he came off as “arrogant” during his last appearance 3 1/2 years ago. He called Lauer “glib” during an intense discussion about psychiatry and antidepressants.

“I’m here to entertain people,” Cruise said today. “That’s who I am and what I want to do.”

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