Tom Hanks Quotes & Sayings (Page 7)

“The same way that I know that I'll never do a movie as good or as celebrated as 'Forrest Gump,' I know that I'll never do a movie as bad as 'Bonfire of the Vanities.'”

“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.”

“It's always a combination of physics and poetry that I find inspiring. It's hard to wrap your head around things like the Hubble scope.”

“When I work, a lot of times I have to lose weight, and I do that, but in my regular life I was not eating right, and I was not getting enough exercise. But by the nature of my diet and that lifestyle - boom! The end result was high blood sugars that reach the levels where it becomes Type 2 diabetes. I share that with a gajillion other people.”

“As an actor I am always waiting for my luck to run out.”

“I've made over 20 movies, and 5 of them are good.”

“I have gone through so many examinations of what a hero is, between the World War II stuff and the astronaut stuff.”

“I always wanted to play Lestrade of Scotland Yard 'cause he's a buffoon that gets to wear a uniform. I thought that would be fun.”

“If you have to have a job in this world, a high-priced movie star is a pretty good gig.”

“Repertory theater is all about being part of the whole, one of the many colors in this vast palette.”