Uploaded June 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this interview with Chuck Scarborough aired on October 17, 1983, Tom Cruise, only 21, discusses the impact of Risky Business on his acting career and how he prepares for a role. He talks about being a star and being compared with Dustin Hoffman and says that acting has given him the love and attention that he always craved.

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