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Tom Cruise Says He Wrote Famous ‘Magnolia’ Monologue, Told Paul Thomas Anderson: ‘This Is Mackey to Me’

Tom Cruise wrote his famous "Magnolia" monologue, telling Paul Thomas Anderson, "This is Mackey to me."

But that wasn’t how Cruise saw Frank T.J. Mackey, and he invited the “Boogie Nights” filmmaker over to his screening room and set the stage for a performance. “[Anderson was] like, ‘What the fuck?’ I was like, ‘I don’t know, this is Mackey to me,’” he said, and the pair then worked together on the character and his monologues throughout production. “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” has amassed nearly $354 million as of June 1, marking the latest box office success for Cruise, whose movie star reign has lasted four decades.

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