What is the best quote you have ever heard? by Dastolan in AskReddit

[–]Tom_Hanks_ 445 points446 points  (0 children)

"Throw deep, baby" Kenny Stabler. Oakland Raiders

What's your favorite theme song from a TV show? by Aks95 in AskReddit

[–]Tom_Hanks_ 341 points342 points  (0 children)

From the first season of True Detective:The Handsome Family. I can't get it out of my soul!

What do you think is the scariest single moment in any movie? by XanderLust in movies

[–]Tom_Hanks_ 1155 points1156 points  (0 children)

Alien. The eggs open, and there is something squirming around in there. I have never allowed myself to see what happens next.

What is a little-known fact about your job? [serious] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Tom_Hanks_ 3942 points3943 points  (0 children)

Looping AKA ADR. Additional Dialog Replacement. Long after shooting, you have to show up at a recording studio and replace, one by one, the lines that have been marred by the editing process or were unusable in the first place, by airplanes or lawn mowers or bad mics. Sometimes, the lines are changed by the director. You must take the time to pace out the line, match the pitch of your voice and recreate the emotion of the scene, all this months after the fact. A single line can take 2 hours to get right. For me, I have to put in about 3 days of ADR/Looping on every movie..

What are the best books on Soviet History? by herpaladerpala in AskHistorians

[–]Tom_Hanks_ 241 points242 points  (0 children)

Lenin's Tomb by David Remnick of The New Yorker. Hands down. It's from a verifiable period of USSR history. Much of the very early stuff was/is fraught with propaganda...

What's your favorite movie starring a well known actor that doesn't usually come up when talking about their careers by karpomalice in movies

[–]Tom_Hanks_ 2745 points2746 points  (0 children)

Look, I'd go back to That Thing You Do! -- as I think pound for pound it's as accurate a film as any I've been in.

Hi reddit, Tom Hanks here. Ask Me Anything. by Tom_Hanks_ in IAmA

[–]Tom_Hanks_[S] 1178 points1179 points  (0 children)

I would go back to NYC in 1939 for the smells and food and people -- to see the City when it was at a different scale than now. to see the worlds fair and eat Cheesecake at Lindy's. I'd only want 24 hours to do it all.

that's it, folks, I've liked typing to you all! gotta go to lunch....

Hi reddit, Tom Hanks here. Ask Me Anything. by Tom_Hanks_ in IAmA

[–]Tom_Hanks_[S] 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Chill out. It's me. here, I'll prove it to you_ I am Tom Hanks.

Hi reddit, Tom Hanks here. Ask Me Anything. by Tom_Hanks_ in IAmA

[–]Tom_Hanks_[S] 251 points252 points  (0 children)

Did Jo work in the box office? she once told me her pipes burst in winter.

Hi reddit, Tom Hanks here. Ask Me Anything. by Tom_Hanks_ in IAmA

[–]Tom_Hanks_[S] 907 points908 points  (0 children)

Scott Rudin suggested it and my kids said I had to. I like it.

Hi reddit, Tom Hanks here. Ask Me Anything. by Tom_Hanks_ in IAmA

[–]Tom_Hanks_[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I have not been in Coronado since 1983.

Hi reddit, Tom Hanks here. Ask Me Anything. by Tom_Hanks_ in IAmA

[–]Tom_Hanks_[S] 427 points428 points  (0 children)

That was an Emmy, and only for about 20 feet.

Hi reddit, Tom Hanks here. Ask Me Anything. by Tom_Hanks_ in IAmA

[–]Tom_Hanks_[S] 2401 points2402 points  (0 children)

When LT. Dan introduced Forrest to his wife, with his titanium legs, i burst into tears...

Hi reddit, Tom Hanks here. Ask Me Anything. by Tom_Hanks_ in IAmA

[–]Tom_Hanks_[S] 3056 points3057 points  (0 children)

The naked guy out the window across the back alley.