The Importance of Being a Stage Actor

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, 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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