Tom Hanks has had more iconic roles than most actors have had roles. From Big, to Forrest Gump, to Saving Private Ryan, to 2022’s Elvis, Tom has played countless characters spanning across different genres and different decades. In this wide-ranging interview from earlier this year, Tom discusses the trajectory of his career, the importance of bringing his own ideas to the films he’s acted in, and how he has managed to stave off self-consciousness while remaining as authentic as possible.

Links from the show:

Tom and Peter Scolari in Bosom Buddies
Tom and Daryl Hannah in Splash
The cross-country running scene from Forrest Gump
The execution scene from The Green Mile
Tom as Sully Sullenberger in Sullly: plane crash in the Hudson scene
Tom as Colonel Tom Parker in Baz Luhrmann's Elvis
The real Colonel Tom Parker in an interview on ABC
Trailer for A Man Called Otto

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Tom Hanks: Telling the Truth, Letting Go of Self-Consciousness, and Embracing the Fun (2023) 01:12:03 Share

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Tom Hanks: Telling the Truth, Letting Go of Self-Consciousness, and Embracing the Fun (2023)