It was incredibly cheesy set with torches [TV's Survivor] - it looked like the lobby of the Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland. And here as some guy pulling names out of a coconut, and I said, 'This is the thing that has made American mass media stop in their tracks?
Tom HanksIn your mid-30s, itโs time to start playing guys of compromise. And as you get older, men of bitter compromise.
Tom HanksRepertory theater is all about being part of the whole, one of the many colors in this vast palette.
Tom HanksIt was a million tiny little things that, when you added them all up, they meant we were supposed to be together ... and I knew it.
Tom HanksBefore you go into what is essentially a competition, you have to have that confidence. You have to ask yourself, "Are they looking for a guy my height? My age? I've got a shot." And if there are nine guys auditioning and they're all gorgeous, I have an advantage, because gorgeous guys are a dime a dozen. But if they need someone else - like a goofy guy with bad hair who is just okay - then that's me. And finally, the other 2 percent who audition are geniuses that I could never touch.
Tom Hanks