Mass-market movies have become about one thing. They kind of declare themselves right off the bat. . . . But when I… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
A story has the opportunity to enlighten us, because as we connect the extraordinary moments on film with the ordinary moments of… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
I love my family and I love my kids, but when the moments come, it's not as though you can just substitute… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
“Hey, I got an idea, let’s go to the movies. I wanna go to the movies, I want to take you all… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
Making a film is to make sure that everybody looks forward to coming to work. — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
As a young man, even if I was going to see a play or a film by myself, I didn't feel like… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
That's what's nice about directing a film and having it done: There's nothing more I can do about it. It's done. That's… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get. — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
The nature of motion capture is only going to work for certain films. It's not going to put any other type of… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
The filmmakers aren't running the studios anymore. Sometimes people who like films are making them, but by and large, they have to… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
The "Toy Story" films accomplish what timeless classics aim for - innocent characters who face an endless trail of adventures. — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
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… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
In the 1998 Oscars, I found myself in the bathroom in a stall, next to Tom Selleck. So I leaned over and I said… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
Mass-market movies have become about one thing. They kind of declare themselves right off the bat. . . . But when I go to… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
If you look at romantic comedies as pieces of commerce, the audience is looking for wish fulfillment. — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
Some people are cowards... I think by and large a third of people are villains, a third are cowards, and a third are heroes.… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
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.… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
We're part of a greater humanity and we can actually affect the world by the choices we make once we leave the theater. — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
Reading a script is usually as exciting as reading a boilerplate legal document, so when you read one that makes you feel as if… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
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. — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
