Before you go into what is essentially a competition, you have to have that confidence. You have to ask yourself, "Are they… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
I've made quite a number of movies like Castaway and a few others where I'm the only guy in the movie and… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
If there are nine guys auditioning and they're all gorgeous, I have an advantage, because gorgeous guys are a dime a dozen.… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
I am who I am, and I think I have a good nature, by and large. But if someone takes advantage of… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
In your mid-30s, it’s time to start playing guys of compromise. And as you get older, men of bitter compromise — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
It was incredibly cheesy set with torches [TV's Survivor] - it looked like the lobby of the Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland.… — 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
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