TOM CRUISE, who is on the road to tub-thump his upcoming Nazi Christmas release VALKYRIE, is more than willing to talk about his Golden Globe nomination for his role as the ham-handed, hairy-backed film producer Lou Grossman in BEN STILLER’S hysterical comedy, TROPIC THUNDER.

We spoke with CRUISE over the week-end and he talked about the Globes and Grossman.