Meeting Tom Cruise

Just got home from a very successful day, wrapping it up by scoring multiple Tom Cruise autographs. After his appearance on a television talk show this evening, Cruise signed up a storm for collectors and fans. As expected with an "A-lister", it was chaotic, with pushing and shoving by people in their pursuit for autographs. Cruise had a black Sharpie which he signed with the entire time, signing photographs in good areas where the autograph could best be seen. Sometimes this is a problem as celebrities sometimes sign the autograph in a dark area of the photo, making it less visually appealing. Cruise seemed to place his signature on the lighter areas of the photographs, where it stands the best chance of being visible. Whether it was the first or last autograph he signed, Cruise is very consistent with his signature. He signs a nice, big autograph with an over-sized "T" in "Tom" and a large "C" in "Cruise" dominating his signature. While not an "every letter" autograph, you can still generally see a lower-case "o" and a line for the "m". Cruise does not pick up the pen when he signs an autograph as the "Tom" part of the signature flows right into the "C" in "Cruise". He makes a little bump for the "r" in "Cruise" and sometimes another bump for the "s" but not always. No matter what, Cruise always seems to sign the lower-case "e" at the end of his last name. Most of the time Cruise puts a dot for the "i" in his last name, though it varies a bit in placement from autograph to autograph, sometimes falling inside the loop of the "C" in "Cruise" yet not existing at all in some signatures.

My sister was in the front row behind a barricade and was getting pushed from behind by the crowd. Cruise noticed this and said to my sister, "Give me everything you've got and I'll sign it". Handing him her photographs, he signed them all and asked her how she was doing. Even in the hectic situation, Cruise was still attempting to converse with fans (especially those in front) and even posed for photographs with some people.