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US producer and actor Tom Cruise poses on the Spanish Steps ahead of the premiere of “Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One” movie in Rome, on June 19, 2023. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) (Photo by TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Tom Cruisecounts his job as “a privilege that I have never taken for granted.”

On the red carpet in Rome for the world premiere ofMission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part OneMonday, Cruise, 60, praised how people of different cultures “all join together to enjoy cinema” as he gave a speech from the city’s famous Spanish Steps, according toVariety.

“It’s something that I grew up with, that made me and inspired me to dream and want to travel the world," Cruise said of his passion for films. “My goal since I was little was to make movies and travel. And not just be a tourist, but work in that world and understand their culture."

“Through my movies, I’ve been able to have that because everyone here has allowed me to entertain them. It’s a privilege that I have never taken for granted,” he continued in his speech, emphasizing the importance ofseeing movies in theaters: “It’s my passion to entertain you, and I will always fight for big theaters and that kind of experience for everyone.”

US producer and actor Tom Cruise (R) kisses on the cheek Swedish actress Rebecca Ferguson (L) as they pose on the Spanish Steps ahead of the premiere of “Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One” movie in Rome, on June 19, 2023. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) (Photo by TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images)

The actor praised his work with McQuarrie, who directed the previous twoMission: Impossiblefilms and also wroteTop Gun: Maverick, during his speech, saying the director has “had a hand in every single film I’ve made over the past 16 years.”

Cruise said, “He is my creative brother and an exceptional human being.”

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(From L back row) British actor Cary Elwes, Canadian actor Henry Czerny, US actor Esai Morales, US actor Greg Tarzan Davis, British actor Simon Pegg, British actor Frederick Schmidt, US actor Shea Whigham (from L first row) Cuban, Italian and US actress Mariela Garriga, Swedish actress Rebecca Ferguson, British-US actress Hayley Atwell, US film director Christopher McQuarrie, US producer and actor Tom Cruise, French actress Pom Klementieff and British actress Vanessa Kirby pose on the Spanish Steps ahead of the premiere of “Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One” movie in Rome, on June 19, 2023. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) (Photo by TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images)

McQuarrie’s collaborations with Cruise date back to at least 2008, when he wrote the screenplay forValkyrie, which Cruised starred in for director Bryan Singer.

Though he only wrote that movie, he first worked with Cruise as a director on 2012’sJack Reacher, which then led to his installment as theMission: Impossiblefranchise’s director beginning with 2015’sRogue Nation.

The series' latest entry is its first since 2018.Dead Reckoning Part Onefinds Cruise’s Ethan Hunt as he and his team are tasked with tracking down “a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands,” according to an official synopsis.

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Oneis in theaters July 12.

source: people.com