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| Actor Tom Cruise and actress Katie Holmes
attend a special fan screening of Paramount Pictures' 'War of the
Worlds' at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood June 27,
2005. (Mario
Anzuoni/Reuters) | Hollywood actor Tom Cruise not only
battles creatures from outer space in his latest film "War of the Worlds,"
he also believes aliens exist, he told a German newspaper on Wednesday.
Asked in an interview with the tabloid daily Bild if he believed in aliens,
Cruise said: "Yes, of course. Are you really so arrogant as
to believe we are alone in this universe?
"Millions of stars, and we're supposed to be the only living creatures?
No, there are many things out there, we just don't know," Cruise, 42, said
in the interview published in German.
Cruise is a follower of the Scientology church founded by science
fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, and his recent willingness to discuss the
faith has raised eyebrows in the media.
Most controversially, Cruise criticized actress Brooke Shields for
revealing she had taken antidepressants. An official
Scientology Web site argues that people should live drug-free.
Cruise also dismissed psychiatry as a "pseudo science," invoking the ire of the American Psychiatric
Association that called the remarks "irresponsible."
But many scientologists feel they are unfairly criticized, arguing that
although many believe in the concept of aliens, it is not such an
unreasonable proposition, and that the side effects of some medication are
not fully understood.
Cruise's new film "War of the Worlds" is based on British writer H.G.
Wells' 1898 story of the invasion of Earth by Martians.
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Updated: 2005-06-30 15:42
