Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Tom Cruise Explains Digger’s Ten-Minute Monologue to Avneet Kaur
Tom Cruise talked with actress Avneet Kaur about his movie Digger.
He chose a long speech from the film as his favourite scene.
The speech lasts about ten minutes and was filmed in one continuous take.
Cruise said the scene depended on careful timing and teamwork with director Alejandro G. Iñárritu.
He compared performing it to a dance.
Cruise said he enjoyed playing the character and thought the movie was very original and moving.
Digger is a dark comedy about a powerful oil baron.
In the story, a disaster linked to his own actions threatens civilization.
Tom Cruise discussed a ten-minute monologue from Digger in a video conversation with actress Avneet Kaur.
Cruise said the monologue was filmed in one take and required precise timing and coordination.
He described the scene’s performance as a rhythm or dance, staged by director Alejandro G. Iñárritu.
Cruise called Digger the most original film he had read and praised its emotional impact.
Digger is a dark political comedy about an oil baron facing an environmental catastrophe of his own making.
- Who
- Tom Cruise discussed the scene with actress Avneet Kaur.
- What
- Cruise explained how he performed a ten-minute, single-take monologue in Digger.
- When
- Kaur posted the conversation video on Instagram on Saturday; no date was specified.
- Where
- The conversation was shared in a video on Instagram; no meeting location was stated.
- Why
- Kaur asked Cruise about his favourite scene from the movie.
- Film
- Digger
- Scene discussed
- A monologue lasting about ten minutes
- Filming style
- One continuous take
- Director
- Alejandro G. Iñárritu
- Genre
- Dark political comedy
- Cruise’s character
- Digger Rockwell, an oil baron
- Other cast members named
- Sandra Hüller, John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg, Riz Ahmed, and Jesse Plemons
- Reception
- The film opened to mixed reviews; Cruise defended it on social media.