I always wanted to play Lestrade of Scotland Yard 'cause he's a buffoon that gets to wear a uniform. I thought that… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
A lot of people would flee from what they think is award-show cheesiness, and I don't. I often joke that my speeches… — 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
I don't ask for much. I don't ask to be rich, and I don't ask to be famous, and I don't ask… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
And then it was like, wait, you can go to college and study theater? And act in plays? This is almost a… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
All directors should have to act and all actors should have to direct, so that they can understand all these key things… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
It's difficult to say no sometimes. I often hear, "They'll really take care of you," or "Someone else is going to take… — 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
