I think that's as much Kubrick as Cruise really. The man had a good eye for the crazy: Cruise, Nicholson, Sellers, George C. Scott, even Ryan O'Neal.

You mean just like everyone else?

You mean just like everyone else?

Well, he is a god (not THE God though); he said so himself.

Well, he is a god (not THE God though); he said so himself.

I fucking love that joke.

I fucking love that joke.

Shruggieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure.

Shruggieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure.

I was thinking less about why he did it than about the experience itself. I'd love to know about what everyone was thinking, what the set was like, etc.

I was thinking less about why he did it than about the experience itself. I'd love to know about what everyone was thinking, what the set was like, etc.

I'll confess, I came to see if he could shed any light on Oogieloves, but his answer was underwhelming.

I'll confess, I came to see if he could shed any light on Oogieloves, but his answer was underwhelming.

Well, I guess playing a German isn't much different from playing a "Russian" in Hunt for Red October.

Well, I guess playing a German isn't much different from playing a "Russian" in Hunt for Red October.

It's just so boring. Pretty, but the characters are so lifeless that the trees are more vivid in comparison (especially that one that comes alive).

It's just so boring. Pretty, but the characters are so lifeless that the trees are more vivid in comparison (especially that one that comes alive).

To be or not to be? Woah.

To be or not to be? Woah.

There are only two ways I'll be convinced to watch this: