But Tom Cruise andBrad Pitthave managed to do just that.

However, fame didn’t come easy to either of them.Cruise went through a stunning transformation.

Growing up, he was abused by his father.

Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt at a movie premiere

Pitt’s story is remarkably similar.

Given all these similarities, it’s odd to think the two actors aren’t exactly BFFs.

The shoot apparently wasn’t much fun.

Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt in a movie

But that might not have been Pitt’s only grievance with the movie.

Pitt added, “He’s North Pole.

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Brad Pitt Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise posing

Unsurprisingly, competition also played a part in keeping the two from forming a friendship.

“It wasn’t nasty by any means, not at all.

But it was just there, and it bugged me a bit.

I mean, you have to respect that.”

Pitt and Cruise almost graced the big screen together again nearly a decade later.

Their rivalry is one of the industry’s best-kept secrets.”