Henry Cavill was "impressed" by Tom Cruise’s daredevil attitude while filming ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’.
The 35-year-old actor stars alongside Tom in the latest movie in the money-spinning film franchise, and Henry has revealed just how much he relished the experience of working with the Hollywood icon.
He explained: "All the usual stuff you hear about Tom, charming, professional, always on time, kind. That’s all by-the-by.
"When I met him, I was like, ‘Okay, good, this is all true’. What got me was that I’m not easily impressed by people, I’m just not. But Tom impressed me.
"He’s stunt flying a helicopter in the mountains, all while acting to cameras and all for the audiences’ sake. I was watching him doing this, and I thought, ‘You know what, you just made my impressive list, you’re a badass.’"
Meanwhile, another of Tom’s ‘Mission: Impossible’ co-stars, Simon Pegg, recently claimed the Hollywood veteran is a misunderstood character.
He suggested the actor’s real-life self is markedly different to the public’s perception of him.
Simon said: "People are quick to want to denigrate him, but there is a complexity to him. He is way more than just a mad alien.
"The weird thing about that couch-jumping thing [in 2005, Tom proved his love for Katie Holmes by leaping on Oprah Winfrey’s sofa] is that it came about when YouTube first appeared and so people leapt on it.
"He was just being a bit of a k**b, that was all. But people want more dirt and horror than that."
Henry Cavill admits to being ‘impressed’ by Tom Cruise’s daredevil attitude
