All Tom Hanks Quotes
- But the battles against loneliness that I fought when I was 16 are very different from those I fought when I was 27, and those… Battle
- Prior to Saving Private Ryan I never worked with men. I was always working with some babe, and it was always about falling in love,… Across
- And then it was like, wait, you can go to college and study theater? And act in plays? This is almost a racket, you know.… Act
- At the end of the day it's got to be a good movie, it's got to be a funny movie, and it's got to make… Any
- The truth is that everyone pays attention to who's number one at the box office. And none of it matters, because the only thing that… Attention
- You cannot look up at the night sky on the Planet Earth and not wonder what it's like to be up there amongst the stars.… Always Look
- Acting still rings my bell as much as it did in high school. Plus, I can now indulge my interests as a producer as well.… Acting
- As a young man, even if I was going to see a play or a film by myself, I didn't feel like I was alone.… Alone
- But television, when I was doing it, was all about scoring. You had to make these jokes bang, do whatever you could to make the… All
- By and large, the making of motion pictures is all about, 'Let's ratchet it up.' And I always think, 'We don't need to ratchet this… Alabama
- Even if a story has nothing to do with my life, if I can recognise something of myself in the character and think, 'Oh yeah,… Character
- 'Forrest Gump' was great, it was fabulous. It lasted much longer than anybody thought, and brought me a degree of attention that no human being… Anybody
- I do not want to admit to the world that I can be a bad person. It is just that I don't want anyone to… Admit
- I have high blood sugars, and Type 2 diabetes is not going to kill me. But I just have to eat right, and exercise, and… Blood
- I think 80 percent of the population are really great, caring people who will help you and tell you the truth. That's just the way… Caring
- I think I'm lucky that I had kids as spread out as much as I did, 'cause my son, my oldest, was born when I… Born
- I want to have a good time myself. I don't want to dread going to work no matter what the gig is. I think, selfishly,… Dread
- I will entertain anything; it doesn't matter. You know, it's not obviously about the price, it's not about who, it's kind of about when and… All
- I've talked to a number of actors who have gained weight for roles, and just the sheer physical toll it puts on one's knees and… Actor
- If I was to direct Ron Howard, I guarantee you, I would put him through a living hell every day. I would demand so much… Cry
- If there are nine guys auditioning and they're all gorgeous, I have an advantage, because gorgeous guys are a dime a dozen. But if they… Advantage
- 'Larry Crowne' is about as bummed out a human being as one can be when he loses his job. What he is able to enjoy… Able
- My doctor said, 'If you can weigh what you weighed in high school, you'll essentially be healthy and not have Type 2 diabetes.' Well, I'm… Diabetes
- My favorite traditional Christmas movie that I like to watch is All Quiet on the Western Front. It's just not December without that movie in… All
- My TV show had been cancelled; nothing else had gone anywhere; some alliances I had made petered out and nothing came of them and I… Able