Interview Expert Reacts To Tom Cruise MELTDOWN On 60 Minutes
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- Опубліковано 8 гру 2022
- Interview Expert and Journalist Andrew Gold reacts to Communication Professor Alex Lyon's look at Tom Cruise's meltdown in his interview with 60 Minutes Australia's Peter Overton. As the conversation crosses boundaries, Cruise pushes back. Was he rude or justifiably assertive? I believe there is a lot of background information and context that the professor doesn't know about, and might shape his views.
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Am I right? Is Alex Lyon right? Let me know, and watch my analysis of Tom Cruise's OTHER meltdown with Matt Lauer here: ua-cam.com/video/KuX_gIhRMyo/v-deo.html&ab_channel=OntheEdgewithAndrewGold
It seems that both parties had an agenda, of course, though they didn’t mesh well and I love the film The Master. 🤔
I reckon you're glib. And to Tom, all I can say is that it is very well done. Peter's verdict still needs the e-meter reading (is this how you write it? "e-meter" with a hyphen? My Grammarly auto-corrected it without the hyphen)
I think you shared a very accurate percpective. Context is imperative, especially when the context is culty. The best thing you shared, to me, was your brillant american accent! 😂
The interviewer was definitely wrong in many respects. The "unspoken rule" you refer to, in this case, is being be wielded just to dig for tawdry bits. The interviewer absolutely demonstrated zero interest in the movie project and if I was Tom, I'd be inclined to walk out on the merits of that line of question alone. As for the Scientology bit - the "request" for a 4-hour Scientology bender opens the door to press Tom on the religion. All in all, frankly the interviewer came off like an ass with an opportunity to increase his reach, and Tom vacillates between rightfully indignant actor and vehement Scientology apologist. The ok interviewer was also overly interested in Tom's sex life, which was just cringey, Scientology or otherwise.
I’m Australian and I do know that Peter Overton knew Nicole Kidman on a personal level. I stand corrected but I believe they went to the same Sydney school. Am not sure if he went to Tom and Nicole’s wedding but I believe Peter and his wife went to Keith and Nicole’s. 🇦🇺🦘🐨
I'm Australian. Pete is an incredible journo & well respected. I loved how uncomfortable he made Cruise. Cruise made Pete sit through hours of Scientology crap so Pete is making him pay. Great job. Aussies love Nic so Cruise lost a lot of fans when they divorced.
Yes, we would all prefer that Sunday roast now over a date with Tom Cruise lol
Hi Jenny! I agree I'm a aussie & Peter is right we want to know about Nicole. Peter is a kind, compassionate & caring man & that comes across in his work especially his most recent story on Bali bombings 20 years with survivors interviews. Have you heard the interview with Kyle & Jackie O 2020 Peter talks about this interview. ua-cam.com/video/KqA9VSc_TFw/v-deo.html
@@teresadg7681 I think about that ad every time I make a lamb roast and I’m like.. yup.. rather this than a date with tom any day. Or watching his movies. Or even a convo. Ahaha
“The” ad
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Agree,Nichol is the one we have love & loyalty for
Tom thinks it's appalling when people who 'dont know what they are talking about' say bad things about Scientology but doesn't he talk crap about Psychiatry when he obviously knows nothing about it? 🤔
and he wants people to look into it themselves, but only at one of their orgs... not on the internet 🤪
BAM! You speak the truth.
Oh but he knows everything about psychiatry. He says so!
@@nancyjones6780 😂
Not clear what Peter was doing here, but I remember when they first split up, Tom tried to smear Nichole, claimed the marriage had been over months before it apparently had (to affect her rights in the property settlement) and, according to her, refused to give a reason while claiming publicly "she knows what she did". Peter may have been trying to pin him down from pivoting from Nichole being a wonderful wife, to an implied bad person.
When Tom said there are people that need help. I was thinking yes Tom is one of them!
Same!!! 😂🤣
I feel like Tom Cruise seems like he's always about to completely lose his sh*t. Like he seems like he's always on the edge. Yeah the question was nosy, but his reaction to the question showed us the real him.
Yep. Showed that Nicole was more a possession or something. He was not emotionally invested in the relationship.
agree..he is acting however..he knows all the mannerisms and tones to appear pissed…as you can see at the end. Cruise is an extreme narcissist who somehow thinks he is great because he is a movie star.
Cruise is nuts
I totally agree. There is something about Tom where I would always feel nervous.
@@sarahanderson3897 Lol,nobody “owns” Nicole & if you don’t treat a lady like her right,she’s not sticking around.
I’m sure Keith treats her really well tho
I remember seeing this interview in Australia when it came out. My first thought was that Tom Cruise behaved unprofessionally. He's been a major star for decades, wouldn't he have a few go to phrases when he is asked questions he doesn't want to answer?
definitely.
I think he totally threw Cruise by his direct,sensitive questions that made Cruise as uncomfortable as Tom’s 4 hrs of pre-interview Scientology bull💩 was
I think you’re right. When you have fame and fortune, you have made yourself a public figure, and people want to know about your personal life. Tom is showing us how Scientology teaches him to treat people. It’s a power-over dynamic where the toughest and meanest make it to the top of the hill. My perception of Scientology is that it’s extremely toxic and shouldn’t have a religious tax exemption.
You are right. They practice this in their sessions when they study scientology. They have a way to measure the intensity / correctness of your response to any bizarre questioning / scenario and it's called Tone Scale. Sometimes you have to react or behave intensely and loudly (Tone Scale 40). Other times they train you with "bullbaiting" by sitting for hours and saying outrageous, offensive or making comments about your personal attributes and you must not react at all. Talk about cult-like conditioning. Not to mention it's abusive.
Scientology should finally dissolve to nothing and be gone.
With the Masterson trial & the Scientology mentality of reporting such crimes beyond the Church being considered a high crime,they may well lose that tax exempt Status if there’s a ruling against them for perverting the course of justice or similar.
Have a look @Growing up in Scientology podcasts-if you haven’t already.
Aaron lives in Clearwater & Andrew has done podcasts with Aaron & vice versa.
Peter is hilarious. And good for him asking those questions about the cult 👍🏼.
None of Peters business
@@allie936 By making 4 hours of Scientology "education" a prerequisite for the interview Tom Cruise made it his business
I’m Australian and you couldn’t get a lovelier person than Peter Overton
There's an added aspect of just how badly Cruise and/or his handlers misjudged the culture that is prevalent in Australia (and New Zealand where I am more familiar with it) with regard to hierarchies. Even in professional settings, hierarchies are flattened in how individuals interact. This is a result of settlers fleeing the UK and the abhorrent nature of the class system there.
In many respects, to Overton this is just two guys in a room having a chat, so he can and will talk about whatever he wants. Note how he interacts with Kidman, and how she reciprocates the same behavior and in some ways seems relieved she can drop a certain level of pretense about "status".
To Cruise however, nobody ever talks to him the way Overton does, not on movie sets and most definitely not in Scientology. He is completely unprepared for it. The fact that Cruise was married to an Australian for a decade and was still so oblivious to this aspect of the culture not only speaks volumes about his failing in this interview, but also about his relationship with Kidman.
Great point
Tom comes across as a creepy, deeply angry, and dangerous man. Scary.
Don’t know if it is still there but outside Christchurch there was a large “Children of God” compound there.
@@donnamorgan2522 Was that Gloriavale? They ended up on the west coast somewhere. Lots of arranged marriages and other horrors. There's also a really good podcast series about Centrepoint called "The Commune" on Stuff. Usual story, started off well intentioned but quickly descended into a living hell.
Andrew you are so on the ball with your take on this interview. I find it hard to believe that this psychologist saw Tom Cruise as just being 'assertive' and 'taking back control'. The man was clearly livid and, in my opinion, he totally lost control. I think it was a really good look at Cruise in action and letting his guard down because his narcissistic, controlling personality got the better of him. I'm sorry. I don't know him personally but I just can't stand the sight of him. The only movie I have ever watched with him in it was 'Rainman' and I think the character he played must have come easily to him as it was like a carbon copy of the kind of person he seems to be - a control freak with massive anger management issues. Thanks 'Andrew' for the video lol.
I do think the man's a fine actor - but I wonder if some of that talent is the by-product of having to learn how to come across as vaguely normal? I'm starting to think he's had to act every day of his life to pretend to even be human. Because the more I hear behind the scenes stories, and his action of separating his children from his first wife, the more I tend to think there's no smoke without fire and this fellow's a complete and utter nightmare.
I always say to myself “Charlie Babbitt is a whole MOOD” 😂 I relate to him too much…
Wait, a psychologist is defending a scientologist? The irony there is just ridiculous.
When I was watching this interview at home on a Sunday night I was taken away how rude Tom was to Peter. It's strange how it's doesn't seem so intense on U-Tube but Tom Cruise really was so mad when he said that to Peter. Oh I felt so bad for Peter as he is one of the nice guys in journalism.
@@cumincalamity9867 That's such a good point 😂
As an American, it's absolutely hilarious to hear you talk in an American accent! LOL!!! I totally agree, I love how Peter does the interview!! It's great he doesn't get intimidated by Tom!! Very brave.
I think 97% of us agree that the love of Tom’s life is The COB, Dave M. It’s apparent.
@@kimh4508 Yeah, definitely!
Right? There were many good things about this video but I really loved hearing the american accent so, so much! 😄
@@K.Anonymoose I know!! It's so funny. I think we all kind of think we don't have an accent, we just talk. But then we hear someone not from here talk like we do and it's, oh yeah, I do have an accent!
Tom is Seething 😤 ........Peter was brave to say ask this. It was like he was going to get up and punch him in the face!
Trust me, he wanted to. :D
@@roxy5154 And Tom would get his tiny arse kicked.
Andrew, you are absolutely right. It was strange that Tom asked Peter to attend a 4 hour session just to be able to interview him. Also, I had no idea that Peter and Nicole were childhood friends!
Alex obviously has a man crush on Cruise. I disagree that his analysis was so spot on. He took Cruise's side, and didn't recognize when his behavior was out of line.
Absolutely. It bothered me that Andrew thought he was good.
Alex has those glazed eyes of a true believer. No scepticism in him. He looks dazzled by something or someone.
I think Andrew was trying to be measured and considerate and was looking for things he could positively respond to in Alex's presentation, because he was all too aware of Alex's shortcomings
You can really see here that Tom doesn't like people who don't look at him as a god. Peter was completely in the right to challenge not only his abusive history to his family but that of the church because it's the fact that people don't challenge him that has given him a god complex which the church has encouraged in their control techniques of him and his 'hollywood power' to cause more harm. He is not a victim here he is an instigator of abuse along with David miscavige. I really like how you're exposing Tom cruise's abusive behaviour. More journalists need to be doing it not only to cruise but the church
BULLSEYE!!!!!!!
#this
He named his daughter after a mutated gene that he passed on to her! Hyperinsulinism in the SUR1 genome & that’s why Katie had to escape from Tom & Scientology.
Why hasn’t Tom been there for his own daughter? Suri needs her medication just to survive daily, it’s Diazoxide. Shame on you Tom!
@@julespeace684 the name is originally Hebrew and means princess or red rose. I can't find any evidence for your claim at all
I wouldn’t go that far.
Yes Tom, put YOUR manners back in.
Andrew, congrats for the investigative back-work you did in relation to this interview. I hadn't known that Overton grew up as a neighbour to the Kidman family.
And my take is that Tom spends most of the interview hell bent on wrestling back control - his original act of control being to insist that a condition of the interview being for Overton to attend a 4-hour session at the Scientology centre. I suspect that TC expected this detail to remain hidden from the viewer.
Nicole is so very happy with a REAL man, Keith Urban!!
PS - Just finished watching. In answer to your closing question, I personally think you were spot-on in your assessment & commentary throughout. The added *context was necessary* and you did this exceptionally well. Wouldn’t add a single thing. 👍
Thanks for that!
I agree! Pete was defending his childhood friend and as Aussies, we wanted to know the goss. I'm not a fan of Tom Cruise and this period of time was when I really saw how arrogant and self centered he was. He is so used to people bowing down to him, both as a famous/wealthy actor and as a person high up in scientology, that he can't handle being treated like a normal person.
He's so arrogant and has become so unlikable over the years. It's like he views everyone as beneath him.
Journalists are supposed to ask uncomfortable questions to public persons. The price to pay for promoting your business or views are answering the questions that the rest of the public is interested in.
Thank you!
I loved that Andrew explained the background of what an interview is all about - that was really interesting. It highlighted Cruise’s rudeness and pomposity. Thanks Andrew!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I have said before, I have always said Tom is a snarky jerk. For him to lay the ground-work and stipulation for “interviews”, its his responsibility when a journalist accepts that challenge, and should allow the interview. He had to know, as you mentioned, those things would surface during conversation. Control freak.
Andrew I totally agree thank you for highlighting this cult this learned behaviour is robotic repetitive throughout these interviews it’s unnatural controlling like personalities have been wiped every interview smacks of those auditing sessions
“Peter”. “Tom”. One of the greatest exchanges in human history.
Peter gave him a direct question was Nicole the love of you life? And Tom could NOT answer. That's when Tom got aggressive too. You read it all correct. Tom had no right to require him to go for four hours of Scientology and act as if he didn't.
I can't say I've seen many Cruise interviews but surely he has stock answers to certain lines of inquiry. "I never talk about past relationships", for example. He's not an idiot. He would have anticipated Nicole's name might come up. So why did he fumble that question so badly?
I think it was the fact that the interviewer asked such a weird trick question. Who the hell asks someone whether his EX, someone he recently divorced, is "the love of his life?" That threw Cruise off guard --- and that's when you see him instantly get hostile or "aggressive," as you put it. It wasn't about the subject itself. It was about CONTROL.
Cruise made the interviewer go to the center for 4 hours before, then says the interview isn't about it. The interviewer wasn't scared of Tom and man Tom was so angry under his eyes.
Andrew commentating on a commentator commentating on an interviewer commentating on his interview with Tom… This is the Inception of commentary 😂 I’m here for it though, 100%
Andrew, Thank you for bringing in more of "the back story" regarding this interview! When I first saw it, I thought it very odd. I surmised that it was good old Tom Cruise being controlling Tom Cruise. "I AM IN CONTROL!" But learning this back story CHANGES IT ALL!
Here's my take on it - My firm opinion now is that Peter Overton, as a kind childhood friend of Nicole K, took it upon himself to professionally enter Tom's Scientology Den to protect and honor both Nicole and Australia. I also believe he was working to wrest some semblance of a conciliatory posture from Tom toward Nicole.
But Peter was a sitting duck....he is a NICE GUY (you are too😊). He has journalistic talent, but I believe you could have given him a lesson or two in British cheekiness😄
His mistake is that he thought he could go toe to toe with crazy Tom. I believe Tom was warning him with the scientology indoctrination attempt, but Peter didn't really comprehend. Even though they both speak English, they DON'T speak the same LANGUAGE! Crazy Tom speaks SCIENTOLOGY ENGLISH! AGGRESSION! PERIOD! Peter - speaks relaxed Outback Aussie English. (no worries). I think he got as worked up as he could, but he wasn't a match for the AGGRESSIVE BULLY!
As a senior female, I recognize "pissing" contests quickly, and this definitely was one. Crazy TOM did what all aggressive people do - Won the Battle but Lost the War. He LOST NICOLE. And he is probably still CLUELESS. Peter PRESERVED HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH NICOLE and THE BEAUTIFUL SPIRIT OF AUSTRALIA, by STANDING FORWARD and TAKING THE HIT.
Makes a lot of sense now. Nicole is his childhood friend and he was protective of her.
I respect the interviewer 10× more now.
Thats a real friend.
*No Tom. PEOPLE aren't interested in Scientology. YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SCIENTOLOGY. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOURSELF and put your manners back in!*
I want to see Tom cruise put in a situation he cannot control with his money or celebrity. ✌️😀
Send me in
I'm Scottish and dislike him intently and I don't get put off easily. He's such a nobjocky, it would be fun.
You already have. Katie Holmes leaving him was not on his terms. She had so much on him and Scientology that he shut up and signed the custody issues on her terms People often think she had a rock solid prenup for her own financial benefit. She did. Turns out she didn't need it as security because she was around long enough to know a). she had enough crap on him and scientology and b) she def didn't want her kid alienated from her OR expose to scientology as she had a relationship with Conor and Isabella Cruise, Nicole Kidman's children with Tom. She saw exactly what could happen, and perhaps even reached out to Nicole (perhaps through lawyers or surreptitiously). Katie's dad is a high powered divorce lawyer which also helped in her prenup and her divorce planning. She had a perfect exit strategy and forced a settlement of issues regarding Suri. Also, it wouldn't be the first time a soon to be ex-wife talked to an ex-wife and learned even more than she already knew. Good for Katie!
@@lindaolsen7089 that is an excellent point. But part of me would like to see him squirm publicly on camera similarly to this video without being able to try to power his way through or leave. Maybe when the FBI arrests David Miscavage someday-perhaps they’ll be on a yacht together and a news crew just happens to catch it all. Or better yet, a televised Scientology trial where Tom Cruise is forced to take the stand ✌️😀
Bet he couldn't handle the truth! 🤣
This is awesome to see, I hope more interviewers see this and take note.
That is not assertiveness, that is threat of aggression being used to intimidate, and I don't give a furry feck what this "expert's" credentials are. One of the main reasons TC continues to ratchet up the threat level is because the interviewer isn't backing down. Every man has seen this display of dominance in real life.
Are we sure the guy analyzing the interview isn’t a Scientologist hisself?
I agree. A lot of what that guy was saying was assertive on Cruises part seemed to me to be aggressive. If he has a doctorate in this stuff he should know better and this is what a scientologist would do to back up Cruises aggressive behavior.
@@brianwalsh1401 exactly!
@@brianwalsh1401 Frustrated, not aggressive... he was more talkative or verbatim than anything else..
@@TheGrmany69 Cruise got frustrated which lead to his aggression. He had to go full intensity on his foe and assert dominance. LRH and Little Davey MisSmackovitch would've been proud.
Far too many celebrities treat the media like a personal press secretary. The fact that Tom is there to promote his movie does not mean that Peter is obliged to give him free publicity. Tom certainly has a right to refuse to answer personal questions; but, he has no right to lecture like an uptight nanny.
The fact is that celebrities are making a living by promoting themselves to the public, by acting out the public's dreams and fantasies, by catering to those dreams, etc. We get to decide what we want to know about them. When anyone - private citizen or public celebrity - is in public, we just don't have the same expectation of privacy as we do at home. A journalist has a job to do, and that job does not entail pandering to celebrities.
Get real. The media has always played along with famous actors because they want the interview. It's a symbiotic relationship most of the time. Actors can often choose who they want to interview them. They can pick questions or topics they don't want to be asked or they won't get the interview.
Someone mentioned the Austrailian probably thought it would be his last interview and wasn't worried about the future so he asked whatever he wanted, good for him. He's the one who had to sit through a 4 hr. plus scientology whatever.
Andrew, you’re right. I don’t think the journalist went out of bounds at all, it’s just a question 🤷🏻♀️ As a journalist myself, in the past and a degree in journalism, you can ask anything you want, it’s a business as You say. And he can say, this is my boundary or no comment or I don’t want to discuss Nicole. It’s an Australian interview, that’s why they’re interested in her. Because she’s Australian. He’s then defending his cult. So? Yeah…comparing racism with Scientology is disgusting … as insanity, he should not have had to go to Scientology courses before he interviewed him. 🤡🤡 Tom is a clown. Great video Andrew!
Your analysis on this is fantastic. I learned a lot on this one. Thank you!!
ah thanks ellie!
I think you are spot on about this interview.
I had heard that the kids lived with him and considered Nicole to be an SP?
I liked when you added your opinion and Tom has always repelled me, even growing up. He seems more and more creepy over the years. The glare in his eyes...I don't think he is being assertive I think he is aggressive.
Thanks for your input and revealing the context-especially the 4hours Peter had to spend before the interview.
Brilliant analysis Andrew ...and unwittingly perhaps, you highlighted the anti semitic chestnut accusation in Cruise saying it was racist to criticise scientology? Criticising behaviour has nothing to do with religious beliefs or ethnicity
Totally agree with you, Andrew. I made also Interviews for my own blog, and of course it is a giving and taking: You give the Interviewee a platform, while you as an Interviewer you can fill with material you think might be interesting for your readers. What Tom Cruise did was basically trying to force his own control over the interview, and basically dictate what can be asked and what not. He reminds me more in his behaviour off dictators like Putin in their Interviews, than off other actors.
Well said!
Nazanine had to scrub toilets because she had a hard time understanding David Miscavige and asked him to repeat himself too often , thus angering Cruise(specifically at a dinner at Toms one night ) - that’s the story I always heard about why Nazanine got relegated to cleaning the bathrooms with a toothbrush. - just saying .
ah yes i remember hearing that too. but also 'very well done'
I didn't know how much we needed Goldfather reaction videos lol the cuts to you staring at the TV baffled is great haha.
Haha I’m trying new stuff !
@@AndrewGold1 Won't be too long before Tom comes on the podcast lol
If he does, Andrew needs to channel Peter! 🤣
@@sarahanderson3897 I don't think so. I feel like people THINK they are only interested in certain things, but then our Dear Drew comes along and we go, "oh... That was actually interesting" tada, now you're into beastiality or whatever.
I totally agree with you... assertiveness is another word for dominance here. Staring, tilting his head forward, is very predatory, intimidating. Using the name is also captivating, instilled from our parents. Tom refuses to step down from his high horse. Thank you, very insightful...
It's more of an aggressive tactic than assertive.
His eyes and tone say it all. There is Anger and that's what he's reacting too and in that manner the aggressive nature comes out. He is talking down to Peter.
Most generally assertive behaviors do not contain negative emotion or reaction.
That's why it feels predatory because it's actual aggression.
@@CourageGraceandKickintheAss exactly, I agree... Tom is a dominant narcissist... amongst other things.
Cruise trying to talk down to a man 2 feet taller than him, just makes Tom look desperate for some kind of control when he knows he has none at all during an entire interview.
Talking down to a grown man is VERY rude, he earned that interview going along with Tom's demands and the Tom can't even show a little respect for Peter doing that.
Peter Overton is a really good man, well respected in the Eastern suburbs in Sydney, a good family man too. He reflects the best of Australia and we love him for this interview. Australians are very quick to smell BS and do not take well to people who love themselves a little too much! Cruise is insane and Pete exposed it. What he did to Nicole was horrifying and we will never forgive what he did to our Nicole...
Tom Mapother is surely aware that there are cameras in that interview, it's obviously not a personal conversation. They are both being paid to be there. Tom is a psychopath. I hope this channel grows, it certainly deserves to.
Psychopathy doesn't work like that... psychos do fixate and commit mistakes.
This was a very interesting insight into this interview. Knowing Peter knows Nicole personally really changes the perspective.
Nice work!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Context is so important. Thanks for sharing it and also the journalists perspective
TC is definitely not the normal one in this conversation. He throws out such creepy vibes. I’ve never understood the “allure” of Tom Cruise - long before I found out he was a Scientologist. Glad to know I can spot the creep better than I realized! “Oh, you didin’t have to spend 4.5 hours of indoctrination . . . “. Yeah, right, the interview wouldn’t have happened if he hadn’t sat through the propaganda. That “assertive non-verbal cues” by TC is really disturbing and downright rude. Love your videos!
I think Scientology is appalling @Tom Cruise. Separating families and making kids work at a young age. Etc…
TC established dominance by taking up 4 hours of the journalist’s time. He also scored points with Scientology by attempting to recruit someone who would be a very valuable spy on Nicole and the Cruz children.
By bringing up the 4 hour commitment requirement the interviewer is publicizing the tactic. Which isn’t a desired outcome for Scientology. TC likely didn’t get any attaboys for his results from this interview. I’m betting he got coached how to handle this kind of thing in future.
The direct stare and name use is very dominant behaviour. I think it’s TC telling the interviewer that TC is firmly in charge. Which he is not. There has to be exchange or there is little value for the interviewer.
The interviewer, I believe, is trying to get TC to say something personal that the interviewer already knows, but can’t say directly himself. If he can get Cruise to say it, the interviewer has a great story. So it’s worth the risk. And also, I bet, the interviewer is a little angry at the hoops he had to jump through to get on camera FaceTime with TC.
And. Details of the personal involvement of TC with his Australian children are intensely interesting to Aussies (I bet). But that is a minefield for TC because he’s not allowed contact. But I bet he has been told he cannot say his religion separates him from his children.
So the interviewer is definite threat to TC.
This isn’t a normal interview. It’s a fencing match with a lot unsaid on both sides.
“Put your manners back in!” Is rude. It’s not polite. It’s not shouting. But it might as well be. It’s said forcefully with dominant chin jut and sociopathic eye contact.
TC comes across as an aggressive dog right before they lunge, the intense stare to intimidate. . He, to me, is not "in control" like he thinks he is. He's like a bending branch ready to snap. I think the interviewer was a lot more in control of himself than the interviewee.
I've read that cruise and scientology turned his and Nicole's kids against her. they call her a fucking SP.
You can see Tom’s disbelief and hostility that anyone would dare to question not just him, but Scientology too. He’s appalled and livid
Imho
LOL!! Right after the Kidman question, the Interviewer should have asked " So are you , Gay?? "" ...LMAO!!!
9:04 "If you will it enough, it comes true" ...it amazes me how people can delude themselves.
An interesting thing here is We have to consider three cultural perspectives here. Tom Cruise American the interview being Australian and someone from the UK commenting on all of it. Add in the fact that there's two journalists and one Actor. I'm sure that mess up stuff means everyone is going to have a slightly different opinion of what is acceptable.
Why would anyone care enough Tom Cruise or Scientology to interview him. He is not that important in the scheme of the world.
I think the Dr doesn't understand either Scientology or celebrity/journalist interactions. The review of the interview is good, ignoring the context
I noticed how Tom choked when he said her nickname, Nic.
Tom Cruise is the love of Tom Cruise's life.
You are spot on. Knowing the back story makes the difference. Tom looked like he was practicing control techniques. I think Peter Overton was perfect.
Agreed Linda !
It's so interesting to hear your insight on Peter Overton and this interview as a journalist, and as someone who has spoken to so many ex-scientologists. You're one of my favorite SPs.
Tom is trying to bully Peter. I see aggressive behavior, not assertive. Standing up for one's self is assertive, shutting one up is aggressive., in my opinion..
So true. You are right.
I thoroughly and deeply enjoyed and appreciate this review & deeper dive into those interactions, Andrew. I mean, Andrew, I truly truly did. You’re one smart cookie, Andrew. 😉
All joking aside, I meant every word above. Have a super weekend.
Aw thank you !!
Hi Andrew,aussie lady here. You were SPOT ON..And so ppl know,before interviews on 60 minutes..celebs are ALWAYS given a list of questions they will be asked by our interviewers.
I GUARANTEE Tom would have made it a condition of Peters interview. I respectfully disagree with Alex,Tom displays alot of coercive control.
A simple no comment would have sufficied. We aren't easily offended down here 🤷😂. Love your channel
And i 100 percent agree,Toms crazy 4hr request is what set the tone for the interview..lol. Bet he didnt want that being divulged 😂😂
Tom smirked when the journalist said he sat through four hour of Scientology. His facial language showed control.
Tom shouldn't ask questions if he doesn't like to hear the truth or someone's opinion that doesn't coincide with his!! 😳.
Thank you. It's just common sense 😊.
Thanks for this video Andrew! I enjoy when you bring your professional perspective to describe what could be happening in the dynamic between an interviewer/interviewee exchange. It's something I never thought much about until I watched you discuss your interview with Amanda Knox with Doug @Dazedbutnotconfused and when I watched your interviews I understood what you had touched on with specifics to possible unspoken biases. Like your approach to being open to Amanda's innocence allowed for a different dynamic to occur. It's made me wonder if a disclaimer of personal biases prior to an interview could possibly open up for actual constructive dialogue in these interviews, especially given the limited time constraints?
thanks rebecca ! maybe i'll make more videos deconstructing famous interviews. and yes that would be cool but no1 would admit to their biases!
@@AndrewGold1 thank you for your reply. Have you done a podcast or video explaining what led to your decision to decide to part ways with the BBC and head down this particular path of journalism? I'm assuming that your story on exorcisms had a degree of impact but I hate assuming and am very curious. If you've ever published anything discussing this transition, a point to where I can find it would be awesome! For not being a journalist myself I have a lot of questions don't I? You say football and I'll say soccer! ⚽💜
@@rebeccalyn9908 ive spoken about it on other pods - most notably a new one out on michael shermer's podcast soon. but i'll discuss monday night in the Q&A if someone asks!
@@AndrewGold1 I'm making a mental note. Have a lovely weekend!
Considering how much money “operative thetans” spend on “tech” at the “Org,” one would expect Scientologists to be peaceful, affable, even genuine. Any Scientologists I’ve met (bear in mind that I was in a four year relationship with one and we had two children together, so I have had more than enough unpleasant encounters with them) are arrogant, confrontational, and aggressive if you don’t follow their agenda. When I l broke it off with my partner, I was considered a SP (suppressive person); when he left the Org, he disappeared and no one has seen or heard from him in several years. Clearly, their snake oil is poisonous. 🧐
Interesting comment, “You could have said no” - gaslighting 101 (implies he was given a choice, when he clearly was not). Also, he’s admitting he knows about it, and probably inserted that requirement.
Wow I haven’t thought about this interview in years. I remember at the time his expression “put your manners back in” was the absolute weirdest nonsensical thing we had ever heard. Our Nic really dodged a doozy here.
good riddance to tom and his culty bff. sometimes the trash takes itself out.
I think you are right Andrew, he could have just said something like "I understand why you would want to ask such personal questions, but we are here to talk about the movie, aren't we?" *smile, may have been a way to indicate he is not stupid enough to fall into the trap of that pushy interviewer who was clearly trying to get a reaction. I thought Cruise came off looking like a nob end really. There is a time and a place for being aggressively assertive as Cruise was in this interview, but it should not be on national TV for all to see.
Right. TC has no grace. He thinks this kind of aggression (whether people think he has the right to get his hackles up or not) is being a man in control but it's a man seething and not in control of his emotions. Being gracious and getting his point across respectfully would have spoken much more positive volumes about him.
Australians (I'm one) like lampooning, moreso in the past than now, because we seem to have caught up with the rest of the world. I've seen so many of our reporters with that mildly amused look as they interview politicians and visiting actors. Visiting Americans tend to dislike us. It's mutual.
I agree with you. Tom was controlling and arrogant, with a somewhat aggressive manner. I think Alex is simply a "big fan" of Tom's, with a generous sprinkling of stardust in his eyes.
Estoy viendo un vídeo de alguien viendo un vídeo de alguien viendo un vídeo de Tom Cruise. Me encanta lo que hacesy tus entrevistas, Andrew! Grandeeee
Like big brother - Sitting in a house watching a tv programme about people sitting in a house! 😂
Re meta!!
I remember this interview when it aired on tv over here and I do remember the overall aggressive feeling of Tom Cruise in it from the outset. It was irksome and very uncomfortable to watch. I think in normal interviews (without a four hour indoctrination), the interiewee tends to softly bat too personal questions away. I really liked your insight about the journalistic exchange that occurs between an interviewer and an interviewee and the unspoken expectation of both.
I really like how you question things and your common sense, heartwarming.
Hi, Andrew. Just found this. Thank you for the kind words about my view and your perceptive analysis and additional context. Great video and an interesting channel! Looks like you're channel is really blowing up. Congratulations.
Thanks! I think I emailed you at the time actually just to let you know so that you didn’t think I was being disrespectful. Glad it didn’t come across that way anyway :)
@@AndrewGold1 Oh, sorry I missed that email (or at least I don't recall responding). I didn't come across as disrespectful at all. It was excellent!
@@alexanderlyon Ah good! I can't find that email in sent items, so maybe I just thought about sending it, or sent it on an internet email form, who knows! But nice to be in touch, and you do great work!
Definitely Tom is not assertive, he is politely aggressive and manipulative. He knows his message, and he won’t answer what he doesn’t want to discuss.
And he has a right not to answer personal questions
Also, you don't humiliate ppl like this.
You don't correct your spouse or partner in front of anyone.
You don't do this with your children. With anyone.
These are huge no no's that you have to adhere to if you want healthy relationships. Wow! This guy was kissing up to Tom in his analysis.
You are exactly right Andrew.
I only have one thing to say.
VERY WELL DONE TOM CRUISE.
I think siencetology is apoling Tom.
Thanks Andrew great video as usual.
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I think you're more spot-on than the professor... lol
I don't like TC but I also hate journalists who clearly disrespect their guests by pretending not to notice when they are overstepping (when everyone can see they deliberetly do so). Just because a journalist wants to know something doesn't mean he has a right to get an answer to very personal questions. - Asking TC if NK was the love of his life is ridiculous at this point in life. This is something you can ask newly weds not a man who's divorced for more than a decade.
He's a complete loony
@Abe Froman that's not the point
@@covidenslavement8918 He is exactly what you called him but that doesn't change the fact that there's a big difference between serious journalism and just provoking someone just to be a smarta** - In plain words: just because one of these two is an a**hole doesn't mean the other guy can also behave like one without being called one, too.
@@sassandsavvy007 very true but Tom should relax , kick of his high heels and come back with some witty riposte instead of getting angry and defensive. That way he'd make the interviewer appear foolish and annoying.
@Abe Froman So funny how some people enjoy showing the world how limited their intellectual and social skills are. Well, you have excelled yourself, here, that's for sure.
Wow, there are no words for how much I loved this! Having been in a cult myself, years ago. I love it when people are confronting them directly, and asking questions, they don`t want to be asked! 😄 I`m definitely watching this again!
I'm so glad! And well done for transforming your own life, Ann. Make sure you see the new video I just put up of Tom's other interview with Matt Lauer.
@@AndrewGold1 Thank you! In the middle of watching it, when I spotted your response! :-) Super interresting. I can`t believe all the years I wasted in the cult, but I`ve had the best time of my life, for nearly 20 years since then! :-D
You're right Andrew. Peter is right. Ask what we want to know. Push those buttons!
Not anyone’s business about his personal life
If Tom Cruise did not like the line of questioning, he was being asked, he should have simply said, "Peter, I really do not want to talk about my ex-wife and our relationship. It's a new day, and I am here to promote my movie." Pure and simple - instead of getting into the controlling dynamics which made him look like a jerk. Tom Cruise, clearly, is controlling. He could have ended things without looking like an alpha male.
I do think Peter crossed a line, but the way TC acted was way out of line too, he is an aggressive little gnome and its shows, he could easily have said he didn't want to answer such questions but had to retaliate in a condescending manner, couldn't help his narcissistic self, in my opinion he lost his control and was trying his best to get it back 🙄
I wonder what Peter and Nicole used to talk about over the back garden fence. That portion of the video was the most interesting imo; for one thing it suggests Nicole's branch of the family lived a fairly understated suburban life considering they are part of world's sixth-biggest landowning Kidman family. Nevertheless, her child psychologist father was highly connected among elite circles and his death from "suicide" over a decade ago in Singapore while on the run for charges relating to... well, take a guess... spared the Australian prosecutors having to do a full and potentially very thorny investigation into those elite circles. Now I'm not saying there was anything going on in those circles or that NK's dad was a procurer, but it would be a good one to look into. Uncovering evidence - circumstantial or better - of a covert elite cult would surely be a greater prize than finding further flaws in the already discredited one that Tom Cruise is part of!
Where have you found this information? He didn't commit suicide, he wasn't "on the run", and I can't find anything about him being investigated for anything at all.
Are you talking about Fiona Barnett??? Antony Kidman was in Singapore visiting his other daughter Antonia, who lived there at the time. FB is a deeply disturbed woman, who has made accusations against people who were dead at the time she alleges this abuse took place. It's not worth wasting time on.
@@DebraBing I see. I think I remember who she is - claimed to have witness murderous blood orgies! Far-fetched. Also, I think she befriended that LA actor who was likely suicided a few years ago (by criminal talent whackers at a guess) Being so on the fringe and liable to lead one into such gigantic rabbit holes, neither has crossed my mind for quite a few years.
Do you know whether A. Kidman left a suicide note and gave reasons for his decision?Thanks
@@larsvontrio l don't know why you think he suicided?? It was reported that he died from a heart attack in the dining room of his hotel, where he was attended by a doctor and then transferred to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
TOM is Defensive, TOM is Condescending.. LOVE that the Interviewer does not back down!!
Tom Cruise is wound as tightly as a rubber band and I find him, and Scientology, intensely unlikable! You're on point Andrew! Andrew.
thanks nancy!
Tom: I wanna get married again.
Peter: You do? And have more kids?
Tom: Yes absolutely. I hope to have another little girl that I can ignore.
I agree Andrew. By the same token that Cruise said "you didn't have to; you could've said no (in regard to spending 4 hrs in scientology), Tom could have just said "no comment." I think he sees himself as the tough guy when it's easy to see how easily he is whittled down to tantrum status. Btw, what does "put your manners back in" mean?
I think Tom Cruise, for all of his action films and supposed good acting, is really not a smart guy. He looked utterly foolish there when he could've kindly asked Peter to not cross his boundaries about personal matters.
Honestly, he needs shock therapy. 🤣😄
Loving your videos, Andrew. Did you know that the song, Famous Blue Raincoat by Leonard Cohen was about a girl he lost to Scientology? The last line is, 'did you ever go clear'? ua-cam.com/video/ohk3DP5fMCg/v-deo.html
Wow had no idea. Thanks !
HOLY SHIT! Never heard the song before, but dead set, Scio is the third party in the friendship/relationship. Even the line about him hearing she's building a little house in the desert could be referring a desolate endeavor OR perhaps she joined the SEA ORG where there is a compound in the Californian dessert - the little house may refer to her life (a little life in the compound in the desert). I wonder if she did go Clear, or if she woke up and blew.
@@roxy5154 It's my understanding that Leonard Cohen was a scientlogist at one point and ,mercifully, managed to escape.
Thanks for the info. I never knew that. Will have to give the song another listen.
I just love you, Andrew. You are so smart. I’m so happy I found your channel! 💖
Wow, thank you ssoozee!! Hope you can make it to my Q&A tomorrow!
" Put your manners back in " gotta love that expression, lol
Was Nicole the love of your life? What a stupid question! They got divorced! Obviously not! And this is a big time reporter?!? Crazy!
Man, oh man. Tom is really hit and miss for me. Of course, we could talk for hours about his acting resume alone. Regarding interviews, pretty much all actors and actresses experience at least one in their career where they’re not showing their best face; but it is interesting that two of Tom’s most unhinged exchanges had to do with Scientology directly. In each, he really leaves you with the impression that this is a man who is accustomed to getting his way. Yet, I think he stops just short of coming off as a total bully.
One redeeming moment for him, at least in my eyes, was his COVID rant in 2020 or 2021. If you’ve not heard it in full, I highly recommend you check it out. In it, he’s really letting the staff members who are working on his movie set have it over their failure to abide by the COVID guidelines. And the stance he takes is that he is assuming all of the risk and liability for the health of everyone on set, so when the workers can’t respect the guidelines, he considers that to be a personal affront. He goes on to say that so many responsibilities are riding on his shoulders, such as keeping everyone working and making paychecks during the pandemic. It’s actually a rather touching “speech” he gives.
But man, he really is an intense dude. He seems like one of those people who can make you feel an inch tall if you piss him off.
Yep !
if by "speech" you mean screaming tirade, then yeah. I guess.
the fact that he couldn't get his point across without cursing and screaming says everything. that's not the way normal people communicate.
Wow!
You liked his crazy rant toward the people working for him? Because of his fear?
@Amy
“Like” it? No. Understand it, absolutely. But he’s not upset because of his own personal fear of catching COVID. He wanted to keep his teams and fellow actors working and getting paychecks at a time when so much of the industry was falling apart and people just weren’t working. It seemed very important to him to abide by the guidelines that would allow everyone to continue to do their jobs. And yeah, I respect that.
As far as him cursing…come on, we’re not children here. Some people curse, some don’t. But for those who have that tendency, it’s certainly not because they’re not intelligent enough to use other words. In fact, studies show that people who curse regularly tend to be smarter than those who intentionally refrain.
As an Aussie, I was cheering Peter on. Nobody ever calls people like him out on the truth. If he wants so say Oh my kids are Australian, I love it here. You can’t pick a beloved Australian and treat them like shit.
I don't think Peter was crossing a line. Peter was being honest with Tom which he NEEDS to hear & why not? Tom just subjected Peter to 4 hrs of Scientology crap. Maybe Cruise deserved a bit of hostility.