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Did you Know? American Psycho was inspired by Tom Cruise.
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Christian Bale said he was inspired by a Cruise interview on David Letterman's show, in which he was struck by the star's "very intense friendliness with nothing behind the eyes," as American Psycho's director, Mary Harron put it.