United Kingdom, July 12 -- Simon Pegg credits his friendship with Tom Cruise for helping him to handle fame.

The 56-year-old actor has starred alongside the Hollywood icon in six Mission: Impossible movies and admires how the Top Gun star "conducts himself" when he receives attention from the public.

Pegg told The Sunday Times magazine: "I mean, he's not able to go anywhere!

"But when he does, he's very aware of who he is, what it means. So, yes, I do look at how he conducts himself and have realised you just have to chill out. Anybody who gets frustrated or rejects people that come up to them to say nice things is an a*******."

Pegg explained that he has been able to debunk the "bizarre mythology" surrounding Cruise, 64, and enjoys b...