That the outstanding actor and Oscar-nominated star Tom Cruise is eccentric would not be an understatement. Known for his extreme dedication to his craft and unconventional beliefs, the actor has been called out multiple times for his sometimes unusual behavior. However, his eccentricity is not only limited to his behavior but also his habits.
During the shoot of his movie A Few Good Men, the actor used to get a lot of flak from his co-star for one of his unusual habits, however, his co-star later had to admit his defeat when he learned the reason behind his peculiar habit.
Tom Cuise’s Co-Star Had To Backtrack On His Words After Making Fun Of The Actor
The set of A Few Good Men was a riot thanks to the presence of the celebrated comedian Kevin Pollak. Known for his comedic and stand-up skills, the actor didn’t even spare his co-star Tom Cruise when cracking jokes. Cruise already known for his peculiar ways, used to have a special pen that he would use to make notes on the script and this pen was considerable in size. Hence, it naturally called for Pollak to make fun of it. In an interview with The Sun, the actor remarked,
“And so the stand-up comedian in me found myself giving s**t to Tom about whatever I wanted because we became equals and friends within two hours. I found myself saying, ‘Hey Tom, they don’t make a bigger pen? You know what, I’ll bet they do. Come on, let’s go find one.'”
Even Cruise enjoyed the light banter, but soon he retaliated by urging Pollak to try the pen.
“Tom laughed the first eleven times I made fun of the pen, but eventually, he said, ‘Yeah, yeah, funny – try writing with the pen.’ So I take the pen and oh Jesus, that pen was like an angel wing floating on a cloud. It had its own kind of suspension system. But I loved that pen.”
And so Tom Cruise ended up gifting him not one but two pens.
Tom Cruise Gifted Kevin Pollak The ‘Angel Wing’ Pen
Tom Cruise is known to be too generous, whether it comes to his crew members or his co-stars. Hence in a true Cruise-like fashion, he gifted the same pen to Kevin Pollak, who unfortunately didn’t use it (via The Sun).
“Later I used a different pen, and Tom says, ‘Kev, where’s the pen?’ And I say, ‘Tom, I can’t use the pen! The pen goes on a mantle in my house with a pen light hitting it just right. When people come to the house Tom, I’ll point to the pen and I’ll tell them the story about the pen and it’ll be the greatest f***ing pen story they’ll ever hear! But no Tommy, I can’t, I can’t use the pen, because if I use the pen I might lose the pen and that can never f***ing happen.'”
The Mission: Impossible star then gifted the actor a second pen, which yet again went straight to the mantle.
“Tom laughed. A week later Tom’s assistant handed me another wrapped gift and says, ‘Tom wants you to use the other pen.’ So now, in my home on the mantle are two pens in their boxes.”
And that is how Pollak ended up with two ‘Angel Wing’ pens.
A Few Good Men can be streamed on Amazon Prime.
Source: The Sun
