The iconic 'Mad Men' star chatted with THR about his most enjoyable moments making the picture, including a hilarious back-and-forth with Tom Cruise comparing hobbies.
, exciting them both in the process. However, Hamm also recalls the moment when he had to gently let Cruise know that they don’t have much experiential overlap.
“At one point, [Cruise] said, ‘Jon, what do you do for fun? What are your hobbies? Do you skydive? Do you ride motorcycles? Do you fly helicopters?’ And I was like, ‘No. I play tennis. I hike. I walk up the hill with my dog. Those are my hobbies.’ They’re radically less dangerous and adrenaline-filled, but I find them just as entertaining,” Hamm says with a laugh.
My 15-year-old self is blown away, as is my 51-year-old self. I’m on both sides of that equation. It was a tremendous experience made more interesting by the fact that it had to be put on hold and paused for two years. The unintended consequence of that is that it built expectation and anticipation. Paramount knew that they had something really good. Tom certainly knew that he had something really good.
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