#you

I understand the concept of optimism. But I think with me what you get is a lack of cynicism. ↗

— Tom Hanks

#cynicism #get #i #i think #lack

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

As a young man, even if I was going to see a play or a film by myself, I didn't feel like I was alone. There was something that was unfolding up there that brought me into it. And I recognised that. For those two hours, it made me feel like I belonged to something really good. ↗

— Tom Hanks

#belonged #brought #even #feel #film

But television, when I was doing it, was all about scoring. You had to make these jokes bang, do whatever you could to make the material really pop. And if it didn't, there was something wrong with the material, or with you. ↗

— Tom Hanks

#bang #could #doing #had #i

I will entertain anything; it doesn't matter. You know, it's not obviously about the price, it's not about who, it's kind of about when and what. It's material, that's all. ↗

— Tom Hanks

#anything #entertain #i #kind #know

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. ↗

— Tom Hanks

#around #combination #find #hard #head

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

If you look at romantic comedies as pieces of commerce, the audience is looking for wish fulfillment. ↗

— Tom Hanks

#comedies #commerce #fulfillment #look #looking