Tom Cruise - "There's no part-way with me on anything in any area of my life."

About this episode

This episode features a quote from Tom Cruise about commitment and giving your all in life and work.

Welcome to the Daily Quote , the podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern and this episode is brought to you by the Great News podcast . Good news should be heard so click the link in the show notes to listen. Now lets dive straight in to today's quote from Tom Cruise . Three Academy Award nominations. Three Golden Globe wins. One of the most successful actors in Hollywood history. At first I was going to use a quote that is widely attributed to Tom Cruise but when I vetted the quote it turns out there is no evidence he said it. That quote is "Play your role with everything you've got". I thought it would be a good analogy for non actors working and playing in the various roles they play in their lives. But then I found an actual quote that probably inspired the misattributed quote and it is even better.When asked about his approach to work and to life, Tom Cruise said: "There's no part-way with me on anything in any area of my life." Part-way is comfortable. Part-way is safe. Part-way lets you say you tried without fully risking failure. You were in, but not completely. You cared, but not entirely. So if it doesn't work…

People in this episode

Host: Andrew McGivern

Topics covered

• motivation
• commitment
• success
• inspiration
• acting

Keywords

• Tom Cruise
• motivation
• commitment
• inspiration
• acting
• success

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