Tom Hanks

Every job requires a certain riding of a horse.

Tom Hanks

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 on the face of the planet deserves.

Tom Hanks

Growing up in northern California has had a big influence on my love and respect for the outdoors. When I lived in Oakland, we would think nothing of driving to Half Moon Bay and Santa Cruz one day and then driving to the foothills of the Sierras the next day.

Tom Hanks

Hold the mirror up to nature. Human behavior is worthy of examination and celebration.

Tom Hanks

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.

Tom Hanks

I have a woman who teaches me what love is every day. Maybe that sentiment is possible to fake, but for me it’s really true.

Tom Hanks

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

Tom Hanks

I know what I have to do now, I’ve got to keep breathing because tomorrow the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring?

Tom Hanks

I love my family and I love my kids, but when the moments come, it’s not as though you can just substitute your own life with what you’re doing on film. You have to go to some other place where it’s bigger than your own life.

Tom Hanks

I must say that I do wrestle with the amount of money I make, but at the end of the day what am I gonna say? I took less money so Rupert Murdoch could have more?

Tom Hanks