Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Actor, Producer

Tom Hanks is an acclaimed actor and filmmaker known for his roles in films like 'Forrest Gump' and 'Saving Private Ryan,' showcasing deep human emotions.

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Born
July 9, 1956
Quotes
201
Rank
#368

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"Motion pictures are just beginning to live up to their true potential of being immersive experience - going from beyond black and white flickering images to fully immersive 3D color high-definition. You don't even know where the real world starts and the fake world begins. And yet, none of that's going to matter unless the story and the emotions that they allow us to become invested in are something that we can recognize. Pixar is able to do this in ways that almost defies speculation."

Real Black And White Color
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"I'm not interested in doing something edgy with a capital E just so everyone knows, 'Oh, OK, now he's showing us he can do edgy.'"

Not Interested Edgy Knows
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"I'm not looking for anything. If you start looking for something specific, then you take providence right out of it. You can't completely control it. Otherwise you'd make the same kind of movie over and over again, which some people say I've done."

People Done Kind
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"If you're funny, if there's something that makes you laugh, then every day's going to be okay."

Laughing Okay Make You Laugh
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"Dear God, thank you for my life. I forgot how big and wonderful it is."

Dear God Wonderful Bigs
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"I am who I am, and I think I have a good nature, by and large. But if someone takes advantage of that good nature, well then, you know, I'm not that nice a guy."

Nice Thinking Who I Am
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"I was never intimidated by change. I was like an army brat who had lived all around the world."

Army World Brat
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"There's this misconception that the Navy is this cruise ship, and you get to go out and sail around, and every now and then, you have to swab the deck. But, no, it is a very impressive group of young people that live at sea, in this place that's very uncomfortable. They exude a pride that is well-deserved."

Pride Sea People
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"All directors should have to act and all actors should have to direct, so that they can understand all these key things that come into play with whether you can meet your day."

Keys Should Have Play
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"If I stopped having passion, I'd be done."

Passion Done Ifs
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"I don't cause riots, but I do cause confusion. People freeze when they spot me."

People Confusion Causes
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"The most accurate representation of how I feel is that I'm incredibly lucky to be working in this structure where people get paid millions to read the news on TV. And, yes, it is insane. And there is nothing I can say beyond acknowledging my immense good fortune, and being aware that I'm blessed, and aware that it isn't going to last forever."

Blessed People Forever
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"There's such an advantage to being involved in the day-to-day details of each other's lives. It's a marvelous fabric to exist in."

Details Fabric Advantage
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"What we're doing with Band of Brothers is trying to put it into human terms, so it is not just a flickering, black and white myth on a screen, it is a resonant story. I want the audience to recognize themselves in these men. They're not just mythic heroes."

Brother Hero Black And White
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"The nature of the movies is different than it was five years ago, and they're all driven by the possibilities of CGI, which means you can make anything happen on screen that you can possibly desire."

Mean Years Desire
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"I'm glad I didn't have to fight in any war. I'm glad I didn't have to pick up a gun. I'm glad I didn't get killed or kill somebody. I hope my kids enjoy the same lack of manhood."

Military War Kids
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"If I have no connection with the character, then it's all fake - it's just blah, blah, blah."

Character Fake Connections
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"Back in World War II, we viewed the Japanese as 'yellow, slant-eyed dogs' that believed in different gods. They were out to kill us because our way of living was different. We, in turn, wanted to annihilate them because they were different. Does that sound familiar, by any chance, to what's going on today?"

Dog War Yellow
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