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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

#better #day #end #end of the day #funny

There's a difference between solitude and loneliness. I can understand the concept of being a monk for a while. ↗

— Tom Hanks

#between #concept #difference #i #i can

Acting still rings my bell as much as it did in high school. Plus, I can now indulge my interests as a producer as well. My work is more fun than fun but, best of all, it's still very scary. You are always walking some kind of high wire. ↗

— Tom Hanks

#always #bell #best #did #fun

And then it was like, wait, you can go to college and study theater? And act in plays? This is almost a racket, you know. And then when the opportunity came along to do it professionally, I thought I'd won the lottery. ↗

— Tom Hanks

#almost #along #came #college #go

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

— Tom Hanks

#i #made #movies #over #them

If they could offer up a way to go to the moon that wouldn't kill you, I'd sign up. ↗

— Tom Hanks

#go #i #kill #moon #offer

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

— Tom Hanks

#good #job #movie #movie star #pretty

My favorite traditional Christmas movie that I like to watch is All Quiet on the Western Front. It's just not December without that movie in my house. ↗

— Tom Hanks

#december #favorite #front #house #i

That's what's nice about directing a film and having it done: There's nothing more I can do about it. It's done. That's it. All I can do is let it go and hope that people are kind to it. ↗

— Tom Hanks

#directing #done #film #go #having

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. ↗

— Tom Hanks

#anything #cgi #desire #different #driven