cruise111909_01_tea.jpgTom Cruise does all his own stunts...including the one right here in Esquire's How to Be a Man issue. It takes a lot of skill to balance a teacup while holding on to a rope!

The 47-year-old superstar opens up to the mag about everything!

On His Father:

    "I remember looking at my dad and wanting to understand him. I didn't want to just write the guy off. He was lost. I can't speak specifically in terms of why and how he got to where he was — that was his journey. All I can tell you is, he was overwhelmed by life... My mother basically did all the work, and then they got separated and I didn't see him for a long time. He didn't try to help the family financially or spiritually, and I lived with the effects of the chaos."


On Katie Holmes:

    "Because we do live in a cynical world. It's easy to be cynical. Making the choice not to be cynical is important. You can keep dwelling on what didn't work, or you can figure out how to fix it. Which is what being a parent is all about. You know, I'm married to such a special woman. Every night before we go to sleep, Kate and I look at each other and it's like, How'd we do today?"


On Suri:

    "It's come full circle. Now I'll put on a swing and tell her stories when I'm working on a script. I'll start with the beginning of the movie and take her through the story beat by beat. Of course, I make it age-appropriate. She's four years old. But she asks all the right questions: Why does that happen? Those are the bad guys? You're the good guy, right?"


Cruise also dishes about the infamous Oprah couch jumping incident. Loves it!