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title: "4 Dozen Quotes By Tom Hanks"
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> [But actors with political views are a dime a dozen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hanks/but-actors-with-political-views-are-a-dime-a-dozen/)

[Tom Hanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hanks/)

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> [Before you go into what is essentially a competition, you have to have that confidence. You have to ask yourself, "Are they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hanks/before-you-go-into-what-is-essentially-a-competition-you-have-to-have/)

[Tom Hanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hanks/)

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> [Actors with political views are a dime a dozen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hanks/actors-with-political-views-are-a-dime-a-dozen/)

[Tom Hanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hanks/)

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> [If there are nine guys auditioning and they're all gorgeous, I have an advantage, because gorgeous guys are a dime a dozen.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hanks/if-there-are-nine-guys-auditioning-and-they-re-all-gorgeous-i-have-an/)

[Tom Hanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hanks/)

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## Other authors on Dozen

## More by Tom Hanks

> [I've worked with people who are much further to the left than I am and much further to the right than I am. At…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hanks/i-ve-worked-with-people-who-are-much-further-to-the-left-than-i-am/)

[Tom Hanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hanks/)

> [In the 1998 Oscars, I found myself in the bathroom in a stall, next to Tom Selleck. So I leaned over and I said…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hanks/in-the-1998-oscars-i-found-myself-in-the-bathroom-in-a-stall-next-to/)

[Tom Hanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hanks/)

> [Mass-market movies have become about one thing. They kind of declare themselves right off the bat. . . . But when I go to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hanks/mass-market-movies-have-become-about-one-thing-they-kind-of-declare/)

[Tom Hanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hanks/)

> [If you look at romantic comedies as pieces of commerce, the audience is looking for wish fulfillment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hanks/if-you-look-at-romantic-comedies-as-pieces-of-commerce-the-audience/)

[Tom Hanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hanks/)

> [Some people are cowards... I think by and large a third of people are villains, a third are cowards, and a third are heroes.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hanks/some-people-are-cowards-i-think-by-and-large-a-third-of-people-are/)

[Tom Hanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hanks/)

> [I try to do what I call the three E's - educate, entertain, and enlighten. If you don't entertain, no one will show up.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hanks/i-try-to-do-what-i-call-the-three-e-s-educate-entertain-and-enlighten/)

[Tom Hanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hanks/)

> [But actors with political views are a dime a dozen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hanks/but-actors-with-political-views-are-a-dime-a-dozen/)

[Tom Hanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hanks/)

> [We're part of a greater humanity and we can actually affect the world by the choices we make once we leave the theater.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hanks/we-re-part-of-a-greater-humanity-and-we-can-actually-affect-the-world/)

[Tom Hanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hanks/)

> [Saying no to something is actually much more powerful than saying yes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hanks/saying-no-to-something-is-actually-much-more-powerful-than-saying-yes/)

[Tom Hanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hanks/)

> [If things were easy to find, they wouldn’t be worth finding.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hanks/if-things-were-easy-to-find-they-wouldn-t-be-worth-finding/)

[Tom Hanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hanks/)

> [Reading a script is usually as exciting as reading a boilerplate legal document, so when you read one that makes you feel as if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hanks/reading-a-script-is-usually-as-exciting-as-reading-a-boilerplate/)

[Tom Hanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hanks/)

> [Let's not pretend there isn't a huge industry driven by the choices made by editors and writers who decide what a story is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hanks/let-s-not-pretend-there-isn-t-a-huge-industry-driven-by-the-choices/)

[Tom Hanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hanks/)

> [It just so happens that my body type and my lifestyle gives me a preclusion for high blood sugars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hanks/it-just-so-happens-that-my-body-type-and-my-lifestyle-gives-me-a/)

[Tom Hanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hanks/)

> [Are you crying? There's no crying. There's no crying in baseball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hanks/are-you-crying-there-s-no-crying-there-s-no-crying-in-baseball/)

[Tom Hanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hanks/)

> [My son is a gentleman and a professional who is pursuing something difficult. Yet the only thing he has ever asked me for is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hanks/my-son-is-a-gentleman-and-a-professional-who-is-pursuing-something/)

[Tom Hanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hanks/)

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