Tom Cruise Matt Lauer

In 2005, Tom Cruise called Matt Lauer "glib" when Lauer raised questions about Cruise's criticism of Brooke Shields' use of anti-depressants to treat her postpartum depression. In 2008, in a Today interview to promote his movie Valkyrie, Cruise told Matt Lauer that he "he didn't intend to come across as arrogant" during the interview in 2005.Baltimore Sun: Cruise Tells Matt Lauer He Regrets 2005 Anti-psychiatry Rant on NBC's 'Today' ...

Tom Cruise Scientology

Cruise has been an outspoken advocate for the Church of Scientology, which he was introduced to during his marriage to Mimi Rogers.Variety: Tom Cruise Profile Scientology teaches that psychiatry is not a science, and that some of its practices, such as drugs, actually "destroy people" instead of helping.Church of Scientology International : Why is Scientology Opposed to Psychiatry? Cruise avoided any discussion of Scientology in his 2008 appearance on Today, stating that "when people are tuning in to hear about my movie, that’s what I’m here to talk about. Certain issues and things have a time and a place in the proper environment."MSNBC: Cruise Under Control: Actor Says ‘I Learned a Lesson’ (December 15, 2008)

Quotes

"No, you see. Here's the problem. You don't know the history of psychiatry. I do."—Tom Cruise, 2005AHN: Tom Cruise To Appear On "Today" Show Again With Matt Lauer (December 12, 2008)

"“This is not Rocky II...There is no rematch about to happen."—Matt Lauer, 2008MSNBC: Cruise Under Control: Actor Says ‘I Learned a Lesson’ (December 15, 2008)

"After looking at it, I really thought, it’s not what I had intended. In looking at myself, I came across arrogant. I absolutely could have handled that better."—Tom Cruise, 2008MSNBC: Cruise Under Control: Actor Says ‘I Learned a Lesson’ (December 15, 2008)