While the likes of Jack Nicholson are busing backing ‘sexy’ Hillary Clinton in the race for the Whitehouse, Kevin Smith is putting his weight behind an unlikely candidate - in the manically-laughing form of Tom Cruise!

However, the Clerks director admits that the actor may have blown his chances of  running for office with his bizarre behaviour.

“If it wasn't for that couch-jumping shit, Tom Cruise could have run for president,” he tells the latest issue of FHM magazine.

Still, Kevin believes that Tom has all the right attributes to become a world leader.

“When Tom’s talking to you, he's never looking over your shoulder to see if anyone more important is in the room,” he adds.