Tom Hanks movie quotes

“- Walter Fielding: It doesn't make any sense, why would somebody be selling a million dollar house for a hundred thousand?
- Jack Schnittman: Who knows? A divorce, loan sharks, a scandal. The point is you get to capitalize on another human being's misfortune. That's the basis of real estate.”
Tom Hanks - Walter Fielding
Josh Mostel - Jack Schnittman

“- Michael Sullivan: I'd like to work for you.
- Frank Nitti: Well... that's very interesting.
- Michael Sullivan: And in return, I'd like you to turn a blind eye to... what I have to do.
- Frank Nitti: And what is that?
- Michael Sullivan: Kill the man who murdered my family.”
Tom Hanks - Michael Sullivan
Stanley Tucci - Frank Nitti

“- Alexander Rance: What do you think you're going to accomplish by interfering with our business, Mr. Sullivan?
- Michael Sullivan: This has nothing to do with your business.
- Alexander Rance: It's all business. That's what you fail to grasp. And in business, you must have something to trade. And you, Mr. Sullivan, have nothing to trade.”
Dylan Baker - Alexander Rance
Tom Hanks - Michael Sullivan

“- Lieutenant Daniel Taylor: I'm here to try out my sea legs.
- Forrest Gump: But you ain't got no legs, Lieutenant Dan.
- Lieutenant Daniel Taylor: Yes... yes, I know that. You wrote me a letter, you idiot!”
Gary Sinise - Lieutenant Dan Taylor
Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump

“- Captain Miller: Do you know how many men I've lost under my command?
- Sergeant Horvath: How many?
- Captain Miller: Ninety-four. But that means I've saved the lives of ten times that many, doesn't it? Maybe even 20, right? Twenty times as many? And that's how simple it is. That's how you... that's how you rationalize making the choice between...” (continue)(continue reading)
Tom Hanks - Captain Miller
Tom Sizemore - Sergeant Horvath

“If you're sending someone down, you better send him fast - 'cuz funny Steven's going under.”
Tom Hanks - Steven Gold

“- Tom Fox: He doesn't have a passport.
- Carl Hanratty: For the last six months, he's gone to Harvard and Berkeley. I'm betting he can get a passport.”
Frank John Hughes - Tom Fox
Tom Hanks - Carl Hanratty

“- Jonah Baldwin: What do you think happens to someone after they die?
- Sam Baldwin: I don't know.
- Jonah Baldwin: Like... do you believe in Heaven?
- Sam Baldwin: I never did. I mean, the whole idea of an afterlife... But now, I don't know. 'Cause I have these dreams. About your mom. And we have these long talks about you and how you're doing,...” (continue)(continue reading)
Ross Malinger - Jonah Baldwin
Tom Hanks - Sam Baldwin

“The world has taken a turn for the surreal.”
Tom Hanks - Captain Miller

“- Patricia: I love you!
- Joe: I love you, too! I've never been in love with anybody before, either! It's great! I'm glad! But the timing stinks. I've gotta go.”
Meg Ryan - Patricia
Tom Hanks - Joe

“- Ray Peterson: You had a dream a plane was gonna crash, so you took the bus to Las Vegas.
- Art Wiengartner: If I had been on the plane it would have crashed.”
Tom Hanks - Ray Peterson
Rick Ducommun - Art Weingartner

“From that moment on, I realized Bobby was my responsibility.”

Tom Hanks - Older Mike

“Over there in that house is a kid who thinks you are the greatest, and it's not because you're a Space Ranger, pal, it's because you're a toy. You are his toy!”

Tom Hanks - Woody

“You've got a lot of repressed feelings, don't you, Friday? Must be what keeps your hair up.”

Tom Hanks - Streebek

“Gotta love crab. In the nick of time too. I couldn't take much more of those coconuts. Coconut milk is a natural laxative.”
Tom Hanks - Chuck Noland

“- Susan: I'm not so sure we should do this.
- Josh: Do what?
- Susan: Well, I like you, and I want to spend the night with you.
- Josh: Do you mean sleep over?
- Susan: Well, yeah.
- Josh: Ok... but I get to be on top.”

Elizabeth Perkins - Susan
Tom Hanks - Josh

“- Sam Baldwin: Didn't you see 'Fatal Attraction'?
- Jonah Baldwin: You wouldn't let me!
- Sam Baldwin: Well I saw it and it scared the shit out of me! It scared the shit out of every man in America!”
Tom Hanks - Sam Baldwin
Ross Malinger - Jonah Baldwin

“- Forrest Gump: And in China they never go to church.
- John Lennon: No religion too?
- Dick Cavett: Ah. Hard to imagine.
- John Lennon: Well it's easy if you try, Dick.”
Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump
Joe Stefanelli - John Lennon
Dick Cavett - Dick Cavett

“- Cole Whittier: Mr. Thompson... Mrs. Thompson... Debbie... and...
- Rick Gassko: Bond. James Bond.”

Robert Prescott - Cole Whittier
Tom Hanks - Rick Gassko

“- Walter Fielding: Has this ever happened to you before?
- Jack Schnittman: Yes.
- Paramedic: Seven times in the past five months.
- Walter Fielding: I thought the jogging was getting you in better shape.
- Jack Schnittman: It is.
- Paramedic: Yeah thanks to the jogging I can lift him into the ambulance.”

Tom Hanks - Walter Fielding
Josh Mostel - Jack Schnittman
Wendell Pierce - Paramedic

“- Jenny Curran: His name's Forrest.
- Forrest Gump: Like me.
- Jenny Curran: I named him after his daddy.
- Forrest Gump: He got a daddy named Forrest, too?
- Jenny Curran: You're his daddy, Forrest.”
Robin Wright - Jenny Curran
Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump

“- Allen Bauer: Why wouldn't you let me in?
- Madison: I was... shy.
- Allen Bauer: You were shy? After the cab, the elevator, and on top of the refrigerator, you were shy?
- Madison: I was shy.”

Tom Hanks - Allen Bauer
Daryl Hannah - Madison

- Scotty Brennen: See that girl over there in the red? Say "hi" to her and she's yours. She'll have her legs around you so tight you'll be begging for mercy.
- Josh: Well, I'll stay away from her, then.

Jon Lovitz - Scotty Brennen
Tom Hanks - Josh

“- Angelica: You must be tired.
- Joe: I don't mind talking.
- Angelica: Well, I do! This is one of those typical conversations where we're all open and sharing our innermost thoughts and it's all bullshit and a lie and it doesn't cost you anything!”
Meg Ryan - Angelica
Tom Hanks - Joe

“The thing about trains... it doesn't matter where they're going. What matters is deciding to get on.”
Tom Hanks - Conductor