Quote by Tom Hanks
Ive made over 20 movies, and 5 of them are good. - Tom Hanks

Ive made over 20 movies, and 5 of them are good. – Tom Hanks

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I do not want to admit to the world that I can be a bad person. It is just that I dont want anyone to have false expectations. Moviemaking is a harsh, volatile business, and unless you can be ruthless, too, theres a good chance that you are going to disappear off the scene pretty quickly. – Tom Hanks

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As a young man, even if I was going to see a play or a film by myself, I didnt 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

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Reading a script is usually as exciting as reading a boilerplate legal document, so when you read one that makes you feel as if youre seeing the movie, you know its something different. – Tom Hanks

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I dont like doing movies, period. Movies are hard. I like TV. – Kathy Griffin

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But when youre writing a script – for me anyway – you have to sort of create an enforced innocence. You have to divest yourself of worrying about a lot of stuff like what movies are hot, what movies are not hot, what the budget of this movie might be. – David Cronenberg

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You cant work in the movies. Movies are all about lighting. Very few filmmakers will concentrate on the story. You get very little rehearsal time, so anything you do onscreen is a kind of speed painting. – John Malkovich

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Movies such as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington in 1939 to Dave in 1993 portray Washington leaders as the ultimate Everymen – decent people just like you and me, only thrust onto greatness. – Ron Fournier

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