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

Quote by Tom Hanks

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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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I love what I do for a living, it's the greatest job in the world,...

I love what I do for a living, it's the greatest job in the world,...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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.

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....

If you have to have a job in this world, a high-priced movie star is...

If you have to have a job in this world, a high-priced movie star is...

In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director

In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director

Well, actors get very frustrated with giving control to other people. They have their own...

Well, actors get very frustrated with giving control to other people. They have their own...

Happiness isn't happiness unless there's a violin-playing goat.

Happiness isn't happiness unless there's a violin-playing goat.