Tom Cruise, Digger, and the Art of Wanting It Gracefully

Here on the island, it is understood that the hardest thing to do well is to want something without letting it show. Tom Cruise, the star of Digger, now faces that same task as the film goes after Oscar recognition. Hollywood has lately been reminded that awards voters cool quickly on anyone who seems too hungry for the prize. Cruise's job between now and the envelope is the one every good host here knows by heart: be present, be gracious, and let the work speak first.

With reporting from Vanity Fair.