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Behind the Scenes with Tom Hanks

The New Yorker Radio Hour

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The Importance of a Persona in Filmmaking

David Remnick: How does a persona work for an actor? Tom Hanks: You carry your countenance with you into every single job. The first two paragraphs of any review of any of my movies are actually about all the other movies I've ever made, he says. "I don't think about that when I watch a Marty Scorsese movie or any filmmaker"

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