And I'm not apolitical - I'm very specific in my politics. But a lot of the time it's nobody's business unless you're over at my house having dinner. Tom Hanks More Quotes by Tom Hanks More Quotes From Tom Hanks I was never intimidated by change. I was like an army brat who had lived all around the world. Tom Hanks brat army world I'm not saying I'm not bummed if a movie doesn't do well, but that isn't the final analysis of whether it's any good. Tom Hanks wells finals analysis There's such an advantage to being involved in the day-to-day details of each other's lives. It's a marvelous fabric to exist in. Tom Hanks fabric advantage details I have faith that a script is going to hit me like a ton of bricks, and when that happens, it's undeniable that I should choose the role. Tom Hanks bricks scripts have-faith I know how the Academy Awards works: It's a card game, and I'm in the toss-up category. Tom Hanks awards games cards If I stopped having passion, I'd be done. Tom Hanks passion done ifs We're part of a greater humanity and we can actually affect the world by the choices we make once we leave the theater. Tom Hanks choices humanity world I hope my kids understand that they're not operating in a normal world. And yet there are principles they have to adhere to that are normal - like decency, choosing between right and wrong, and honesty. That's important stuff, whether you're flying first-class or not. Tom Hanks honesty class kids Most people want to be able to go off and deal with their day - stop in here, run errands there - and when you can't do that, going out becomes a chore. Tom Hanks going-out running people I don't parade my family out for display, which is the way it will stay. Yet I have a reputation for being cooperative with the press. That's because when I do give an interview, I'm willing to tell the truth about what I do for a living and how goofy it is sometimes - and how volatile it can also be. Tom Hanks interviews giving way My son is a gentleman and a professional who is pursuing something difficult. Yet the only thing he has ever asked me for is advice - never favors. He has just said, "What do you think I should do, Dad?" It's extraordinary to me that my son would listen to and have faith in whatever wisdom I can offer. Tom Hanks dad son thinking The easiest thing to do is to rag on the media, because it isn't doing a very good job right now. It is so much easier to profit from celebrating the worst aspects of ourselves. Acting strikes me as the antithesis of that. We can examine the worst aspects of ourselves, but we don't have to celebrate them. Tom Hanks media acting jobs My work is really a blast. When it stops being a blast, then it ain't no fun no more! Tom Hanks blast fun Let's not pretend there isn't a huge industry driven by the choices made by editors and writers who decide what a story is. Tom Hanks choices-made editors stories Without question, we make choices - and those choices have consequences. So can you control your own destiny? To a degree, certainly. Must you have faith in serendipity? Without question, you'd better. Otherwise you're foolish. Tom Hanks serendipity destiny choices People ask me all the time, "What kind of father are you?" I won't know until my kids are grown. Tom Hanks father kids people I would like to think I've reflected the audience's lives somehow, though it's in this big, false, glamorous arena of movies. I hope people see themselves somehow up on the screen. Tom Hanks arena people thinking Everyone says, "You have to work at relationships." Sometimes you've got to work, but if you're working 60 percent of the time and only enjoying it 40 percent... Tom Hanks enjoy ifs sometimes All that most parents hope is that their children are happy, funny, well adjusted, and have a passion for something in their lives. What would negate everything is if the next generation that we're responsible for has a passionless existence. And that's cause for occasional sleepless nights. Tom Hanks passion night children A lot of people would flee from what they think is award-show cheesiness, and I don't. I often joke that my speeches are very personal moments that play themselves out in front of billions of people. Tom Hanks awards play thinking
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