Rob Lowe claims that Tom Cruise denied him two roles he had wanted: Top Gun and Jerry Maguire. Lowe used the word "dastardly" to explain the rivalry. He was quick to note there is no personal bad feeling between the pair.
Nicole Kidman, Cruise's former wife, once said she nearly quit acting for him. Both of these remarks position him at the heart of big career moments for the people in his orbit during the 1980s and 1990s.