‘Twisters’ star Glen Powell’s advice from Tom Cruise on navigating the ‘really loud’ world of fame

"Twisters" star Glen Powell can count Tom Cruise among his Hollywood mentors, and credits him with advice helping navigate the world of fame.

"I said my piece to Tom about what I do and what I do well, and he listened. Tom’s a listener. He listens to the crew members, he listens to his collaborators, and he hears people." "I kept coming back to something that Cruise had said… ‘The world’s going to become really loud, and it’s your decision how much you turn up or down the volume.'"

Cruise has very much taken Powell under his wing, even tailoring his pilot role after Powell gave him and director Joe Kosinski notes. A post shared by Glen Powell (@glenpowell)

In the original version of "Top Gun: Maverick" Powell read, his character was known as Slayer and wasn’t a good pilot, but got into the program through nepotism. Powell recalled telling them, in an interview with British GQ, "‘If I were editing this movie, I would cut him out immediately.’"