When I was growing up, everybody in charge, my parents and teachers, had all survived the war, and they talked about the… — 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
The year I was born, 1956, was the peak year for babies being born, and there are more people essentially our age… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
The nature of the movies is different than it was five years ago, and they're all driven by the possibilities of CGI,… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
I know the Pope is opposed to the use of condoms. All I can say is, I am a spiritual man and… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
When I was 21 years old, I had a job playing Santa Claus in a shopping centre in Sacramento. I was rail… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
My TV show had been cancelled; nothing else had gone anywhere; some alliances I had made petered out and nothing came of… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
But look, I was born in 1956, the peak year for births in US history. I think I'm very representative of many… — 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
