Tom Cruise, 64, says he saw himself as the ‘CEO’ of his life early on

Tom Cruise says he wrote down his goals as a teenager after realizing he wanted to make movies. Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images Tom Cruise said he knew at a young age that he wanted to make movies. He wrote down his goals and the steps he needed to take to achieve them. The "Mission: Impossible" actor said his career moves were "not happenstance." Tom Cruise , 64, said it was his childhood dream to make movies, and he worked hard to make that dream a reality. Speaking to GQ in an interview published Tuesday, Cruise said he would map out the skills he needed to make films, breaking each one into actionable tasks. "What I did was write goals ," Cruise said.