Tom Cruise has thanked scientology for helping him achieve things he thought were impossible.

The actor feels so empowered by the teachings of the religion that he has achieved dreams he thought were out of reach, including flying planes and producing movies, celebrity portal Femalefirst reported.

The actor told Britain's Premiere magazine: "Scientology is an applied religious philosophy. It gives tools to improve your conditions, tools I have learned in terms of literacy that allow me to fly planes, produce movies.

"My literacy level, IQ, is up. I know I can learn anything."