Tom Cruise: Scientology is 'a beautiful religion'
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/oct/27/tom-cruise-scientology-is-a-beautiful-religion
...At the London premiere of his new film Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Lucrezia Millarini of ITV News asked Cruise about a new documentary on the religion by Louis Theroux, My Scientology Movie.
Cruise replied in general terms. Its something that has helped me incredibly in my life, he said. Ive been a Scientologist for over 30 years. Its something that is, you know
without it, I wouldnt be where I am. So, its a beautiful religion. Im incredibly proud.
Cruise was introduced to Scientology by his ex-wife, Mimi Rogers, in 1986. He has generally been reticent when talking about his beliefs, especially after the negative public reaction to his notorious 2005 interview with Matt Lauer on NBCs Today show.
He defended his stance in a 2012 interview with Playboy, saying: Whats interesting is, if I dont talk about my religion, if I say Im not discussing it or different humanitarian things Im working on, theyre like, Hes avoiding it.