Tom Hanks

Film & Theater USA 1956 104 quotes

Everyman in Forrest Gump, Hanks's 'Life is like a box of chocolates' became universally quotable.

Quotes by Tom Hanks

Life's a trip, and you just gotta enjoy the ride.

Interview (That Thing You Do) 1996

Technology has made us more connected and yet more alone.

Speech (Harvard Commencement) 2015

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.

Book (Uncommon Type, adapted) 2017

Humor is the great healer.

Interview (Angels & Demons) 2009

In theater, you're naked every night.

Interview (Lucky Guy Broadway) 1985

Family is the most important thing in the world.

Interview (Larry Crowne) 2011

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.

Interview (Saving Private Ryan) 1998

Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.

Speech (AFI) 2000

I'm a clown, but I take my work seriously.

Interview (Splash) 1984

The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.

Interview (Philadelphia) 1993

Success is a journey, not a destination.

Interview (Forrest Gump) 1994

Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.

Interview (Turner & Hooch) 1989

In film, every frame counts.

Interview (Toy Story 2) 1999

Wisdom comes from experience, and experience from making mistakes.

Interview (Charlie Wilson's War) 2007

Politics divides us; art unites us.

Speech (DNC) 2016

Theater is the most immediate form of storytelling.

Interview (Lucky Guy) 2013

Life is too short not to be kind.

Social Media Post 2019

Humor helps us cope with the absurdities of life.

Interview (Joe Versus the Volcano) 1990

True wisdom is knowing you know nothing.

Interview (Cloud Atlas) 2012

Science fiction lets us explore the impossible.

Interview (Cast Away, reflective) 2000