Tom Cruise: 'Ali Was My Childhood Hero' - page 2

11 months ago 21st Dec 10:34

He told U.S. talkshow host David Letterman, "There was a store up the street that had this sign that said 'Kid needed to bag ice', so I went up there one day. I wanted money so I could go to the movies and (the store owner) put me in this machine.

"I was thinking beforehand, 'He wouldn't tell me to do this if it wasn't safe' - so I was in there, you got paid per bag, he closed the thing down and he dressed you in this plastic outfit and plastic gloves.

"I'm jamming the ice in there and after about 15 minutes my legs started to go numb. Every bag I'm thinking, 'OK, I've got the ticket for the movie, now I need the popcorn... my hands and my leg were so numb I could barely open the door... I wanted my own cash at eight".