Lawrence Wright

And so you see a lot of that in Clearwater because that's their base.

Yeah, and oftentimes more, you know, what looks really very much like a military uniform. Yeah, okay. The Sea Org is, you know, when you sign up for it, you know, you sign off for a billion years of service. Right. And because of the idea that you get reincarnated in a billion years in the time span of eternity is just a small sacrifice.

Yeah, and oftentimes more, you know, what looks really very much like a military uniform. Yeah, okay. The Sea Org is, you know, when you sign up for it, you know, you sign off for a billion years of service. Right. And because of the idea that you get reincarnated in a billion years in the time span of eternity is just a small sacrifice.

Yeah, and oftentimes more, you know, what looks really very much like a military uniform. Yeah, okay. The Sea Org is, you know, when you sign up for it, you know, you sign off for a billion years of service. Right. And because of the idea that you get reincarnated in a billion years in the time span of eternity is just a small sacrifice.

Yeah. You know, I don't have anything against Scientology except for the human rights abuses that we're talking about. And I think John Travolta and Tom Cruise are great stars. I'm grateful for their talents. But I hold them responsible for bringing so many people into Scientology and knowing Scientology.

Yeah. You know, I don't have anything against Scientology except for the human rights abuses that we're talking about. And I think John Travolta and Tom Cruise are great stars. I'm grateful for their talents. But I hold them responsible for bringing so many people into Scientology and knowing Scientology.

Yeah. You know, I don't have anything against Scientology except for the human rights abuses that we're talking about. And I think John Travolta and Tom Cruise are great stars. I'm grateful for their talents. But I hold them responsible for bringing so many people into Scientology and knowing Scientology.

they have to know, you know, the depredations that are visited on people in the Sea Org and also the, you know, the childcare thing, the way these families are broken up and so on, these are terrible, terrible things to do to people. And a lot of Scientologists, don't know or don't want to know what's going on inside the Sea Org.

they have to know, you know, the depredations that are visited on people in the Sea Org and also the, you know, the childcare thing, the way these families are broken up and so on, these are terrible, terrible things to do to people. And a lot of Scientologists, don't know or don't want to know what's going on inside the Sea Org.

they have to know, you know, the depredations that are visited on people in the Sea Org and also the, you know, the childcare thing, the way these families are broken up and so on, these are terrible, terrible things to do to people. And a lot of Scientologists, don't know or don't want to know what's going on inside the Sea Org.

There's several different places where the Sea Org tends to headquarter. And most people will say, well, but it's given me something really valuable. And usually that is a sense of being skilled in a particular area or connections. And the most conspicuous thing is the actors that are involved. They don't have another Tom Cruise.

There's several different places where the Sea Org tends to headquarter. And most people will say, well, but it's given me something really valuable. And usually that is a sense of being skilled in a particular area or connections. And the most conspicuous thing is the actors that are involved. They don't have another Tom Cruise.

There's several different places where the Sea Org tends to headquarter. And most people will say, well, but it's given me something really valuable. And usually that is a sense of being skilled in a particular area or connections. And the most conspicuous thing is the actors that are involved. They don't have another Tom Cruise.

Elizabeth Moss is a second-generation Scientologist, so she wasn't drawn into the organization. She was born into it. You know, actors, it's one of the things I learned when I was working on this, is a lot of them, like Tom Cruise, you know, they drop out of high school. He didn't drop out, he finished. But, you know, they go into, they go to Hollywood when they're really young.

Elizabeth Moss is a second-generation Scientologist, so she wasn't drawn into the organization. She was born into it. You know, actors, it's one of the things I learned when I was working on this, is a lot of them, like Tom Cruise, you know, they drop out of high school. He didn't drop out, he finished. But, you know, they go into, they go to Hollywood when they're really young.

Elizabeth Moss is a second-generation Scientologist, so she wasn't drawn into the organization. She was born into it. You know, actors, it's one of the things I learned when I was working on this, is a lot of them, like Tom Cruise, you know, they drop out of high school. He didn't drop out, he finished. But, you know, they go into, they go to Hollywood when they're really young.

And imagine you get out of high school, I'm going to be an actor, I'm going to be a movie star, I'm going to go to Hollywood. Meantime, your friends are in college. They're studying. They're getting their medical degree or whatever. They're going on with their life. And you're standing in line for a role, one in the background, somebody in a crowd scene or something like that.

And imagine you get out of high school, I'm going to be an actor, I'm going to be a movie star, I'm going to go to Hollywood. Meantime, your friends are in college. They're studying. They're getting their medical degree or whatever. They're going on with their life. And you're standing in line for a role, one in the background, somebody in a crowd scene or something like that.

And imagine you get out of high school, I'm going to be an actor, I'm going to be a movie star, I'm going to go to Hollywood. Meantime, your friends are in college. They're studying. They're getting their medical degree or whatever. They're going on with their life. And you're standing in line for a role, one in the background, somebody in a crowd scene or something like that.

You're desperate to break it, and you don't seem to have any choice. And then along comes a person with a brochure handing him out to all these would-be movie stars saying, how to get an agent. Come to the Celebrity Center. We'll show you how. And just like a message from God. Somebody's going to help me get an agent.