Despite the enormous fame and success that follows Tom Cruise wherever he goes, his colleagues seem to have reservations about him. Due to his relentless work ethic and at times bold comments, actors like Mark Wahlberg appear to refrain from working with Cruise.
Having a bumpy experience in particular with Tom Cruise, after he made a statement about what it’s like to work in Hollywood, Mark Wahlberg perpetually avoided working with him. Not just that, Wahlberg even made quite the statement that further destroyed their work relationship and negated the possibility of the duo sharing screen.
Tom Cruise Compared His Acting Job With Military Training
Hollywood heartthrob Tom Cruise is known for his impressive stunt works and daredevil attitude, on the film sets. Deeply dedicated to his stagecraft, the actor even follows a strict work ethic that becomes difficult for other actors to catch up with. Thus, his colleagues often refrain from working with the A-lister.
Living the dream and doing what he loves to do on a daily basis, Tom Cruise gained enormous popularity and fanbase. But, it’s not easy to achieve what he did, for even he feels the process is too much. Therefore, comparing his acting job with military training, Cruise once tried to draw a bold comparison.
“That’s what it feels like and certainly on this last movie, it was brutal. it was brutal” as per TMZ reports.
Listing his acting job similar to that of military training, Tom Cruise certainly drew a comparison but at the cost of offending many. Not just fans, but even his colleagues were taken aback by the actor’s bold comparison. Cruise’s comments were later addressed by Mark Wahlberg, who then offered a mic-drop reply.
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Mark Wahlberg Wasn’t Pleased With Tom Cruise’s Comparison
Mark Wahlberg wasn’t quite happy with what Tom Cruise had to say about his job. Unimpressed with how the actor blatantly compared acting with military training, Wahlberg coyly trolled Cruise without using his name. During an interview with The Wrap, Wahlberg stated,
“For actors to sit there and talk about ‘Oh I went to SEAL training,’ and I slept on the — I don’t give a f*ck what you did. You don’t do what these guys did. For somebody to sit there and say my job was as difficult as somebody in the military’s. How f*cking dare you? While you sit in a makeup chair for two hours.”
Continuing further, without using names, Mark Wahlberg clearly referred to the media dust-up over Tom Cruise. Without specifically addressing Cruise’s comments, the actor made it very clear that there is no comparison between acting and military training. No matter how difficult the conditions, filmmaking, and soldiering are not the same.
“I don’t give a sh*t if you get your ass busted. You get to go home at the end of the day. You get to go to your hotel room. You get to order f*cking chicken. Or your steak. Whatever the f*ck it is.”
Later on, when his comments made headlines, Mark Wahlberg addressed his statement and clarified that it wasn’t a dig at Tom Cruise. But, the damage was already done, and that’s probably a reason why you’ll never see them together in a movie again.
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