I love what I do for a living, it's the greatest job in the world, but you have to survive an awful lot of attention that you don't truly deserve and you have to live up to your professional responsibilities…

Quote by Tom Hanks

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Growing up in northern California has had a big influence on my love and respect...

Growing up in northern California has had a big influence on my love and respect...

Prior to Saving Private Ryan I never worked with men. I was always working with...

Prior to Saving Private Ryan I never worked with men. I was always working with...

I will entertain anything; it doesn't matter. You know, it's not obviously about the price,...

I will entertain anything; it doesn't matter. You know, it's not obviously about the price,...

E-mail is far more convenient than the telephone, as far as I'm concerned. I would...

E-mail is far more convenient than the telephone, as far as I'm concerned. I would...

I would not want to live in a country that would have me as a...

I would not want to live in a country that would have me as a...

From now on we live in a world where man has walked on the Moon....

From now on we live in a world where man has walked on the Moon....

My kid could get a bad X-ray and I could get a call from the...

My kid could get a bad X-ray and I could get a call from the...

That's what's nice about directing a film and having it done: There's nothing more I...

That's what's nice about directing a film and having it done: There's nothing more I...

I must say that I do wrestle with the amount of money I make, but...

I must say that I do wrestle with the amount of money I make, but...

I must say that I do wrestle with the amount of money I make, but...

I must say that I do wrestle with the amount of money I make, but...

There is something basic about protecting land by taking it off the market. People should...

There is something basic about protecting land by taking it off the market. People should...

My favorite traditional Christmas movie that I like to watch is All Quiet on the...

My favorite traditional Christmas movie that I like to watch is All Quiet on the...

It's always a combination of physics and poetry that I find inspiring. It's hard to...

It's always a combination of physics and poetry that I find inspiring. It's hard to...

What we're doing with Band of Brothers is trying to put it into human terms,...

What we're doing with Band of Brothers is trying to put it into human terms,...

There was nothing to react to except wind and trees [in Cast Away]. It was...

There was nothing to react to except wind and trees [in Cast Away]. It was...

The year I was born, 1956, was the peak year for babies being born, and...

The year I was born, 1956, was the peak year for babies being born, and...

If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. It's the hard that makes it great.

If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. It's the hard that makes it great.

Movie-making is telling a story with the best technology at your disposal.

Movie-making is telling a story with the best technology at your disposal.

There's a difference between solitude and loneliness. I can understand the concept of being a...

There's a difference between solitude and loneliness. I can understand the concept of being a...