Art Quote by Tom Hanks

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

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

Mass-market movies have become about one thing. They kind of declare themselves right off the bat. . . . But when I go to…

— Tom Hanks

If you look at romantic comedies as pieces of commerce, the audience is looking for wish fulfillment.

— Tom Hanks

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

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

But actors with political views are a dime a dozen.

— Tom Hanks

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

Saying no to something is actually much more powerful than saying yes.

— Tom Hanks

If things were easy to find, they wouldn’t be worth finding.

— Tom Hanks

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

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