Thоmаѕ Jеffrеу Hаnkѕ (Born Julу 9, 1956) iѕ an American actor and filmmаkеr. Hе iѕ known fоr hiѕ vаriоuѕ соmеdiс and drаmаtiс film roles, inсluding Sрlаѕh (1984), Big (1988), Turner & Hоосh (1989)...
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 people think, 'Hey, I couldn't have spent my time any better.' Tom Hanks
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 people think, 'Hey, I couldn't have spent my time any better.'
Movie-making is telling a story with the best technology at your disposal. Tom Hanks
Movie-making is telling a story with the best technology at your disposal.
E-mail is far more convenient than the telephone, as far as I'm concerned. I would throw my phone away if I could get away with it. Tom Hanks
E-mail is far more convenient than the telephone, as far as I'm concerned. I would throw my phone away if I could get away with it.
Tweeting is like sending out cool telegrams to your friends once a week. Tom Hanks
Tweeting is like sending out cool telegrams to your friends once a week.
Even if a story has nothing to do with my life, if I can recognize something of myself in the character and think, 'Oh yeah, that's what I'd do...' Yeah, that's what I look for. Tom Hanks
Even if a story has nothing to do with my life, if I can recognize something of myself in the character and think, 'Oh yeah, that's what I'd do...' Yeah, that's what I look for.
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 it is. And I think 20 percent of the population are crooks and liars. It's just a fact. Tom Hanks
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 it is. And I think 20 percent of the population are crooks and liars. It's just a fact.
Reading a script is usually as exciting as reading a boilerplate legal document, so when you read one that makes you feel as if you're seeing the movie, you know it's something different. 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 you're seeing the movie, you know it's something different.
If you're funny, if there's something that makes you laugh, then every day's going to be okay. Tom Hanks
If you're funny, if there's something that makes you laugh, then every day's going to be okay.
I think it's better to feel good than to look good. Tom Hanks
I think it's better to feel good than to look good.
I understand the concept of optimism. But I think with me what you get is a lack of cynicism. Tom Hanks
I understand the concept of optimism. But I think with me what you get is a lack of cynicism.
My job has always been to hold a mirror up to nature. Tom Hanks
My job has always been to hold a mirror up to nature.
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 are very different from the ones I fight at 44. Tom Hanks
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 are very different from the ones I fight at 44.