Tom Hanks On Becoming Forrest Gump - The Graham Norton Show

Tom discusses some of his classic characters, and talks about the origin of Forrest Gump.

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[joes-lvro]

The fact that Hanks not only stays in touch with his child co-star and makes a point to pay tribute to him as a veteran says alot about the man's character.

[jurjen]

man that accent really made the movie that much better.

[sneezyg]

Tom Hanks is a literal national treasure. It’s impossible to dislike him.

[johng]

I swear, The Graham Norton Show blows away anything we have in the States. He gets all of the best actors and he is able to get the best out of them.

[maslover]

The fact that Tom Hanks can pull out his Forest Gump voice flawlessly still, makes me so happy its insane

[daevydjae]

6:00 After all the jokes at Walliams expense, Capaldi pointing out David swam the English Channel for charity was quite touching.

[ndRatePetronius]

"My daddy makes grease." That is such a priceless behind-the-scenes story from FORREST GUMP.

[miketalley]

Tom just took the time to say that he is a veteran. Tom is an incredible guy.

[glrider]

Tom Hanks reminds me so much of Jimmy Stewart. Talented, absolutely. Intelligent, without a doubt. But also comfortable with himself. There seems to be a confidence without the arrogance.

[HawkingRegime]

Something as small as Tom asking "Why don't I just talk the way he talks right now?" probably made that kid way more comfortable at the time.

[yuhand_ayaninura]

Imagine having your childhood quirks preserved in form of a movie character.. by TOM HANKS.

[Ladco]

I love how Peter Capaldi wants to share his success with others - passing around the Oscar, just having fun with it. He was like that during his tenure on Doctor Who as well, wanting his character to have some cheaper costumes so it would be easier for fans to afford to cosplay the character since it's normal costuming was typically very expensive. It seems both he and Hanks have managed to stay real and grounded in an industry that makes that nearly impossible.

[jamesshride]

"Run Wilson, we have a problem!"

[nt]

You cannot trust people who don't love Tom Hanks. He's the loveliest person in the world. I could squeeze that man. He's a global treasure

[amandadelecosse]

I love that Tom Hanks decided to model his speech after the child's, instead of probably traumatizing the kid about how he spoke.

[johnboy]

I really feel Tom Hanks should have 3 Oscars. I think he should have won for Cast Away

[pixlbit-designs-vfx]

At a certain point, Peter Capaldi realized that there was too much ragging on David Walliams for not having an Oscar, and even though Capaldi probably knew Hanks was (and is) a nice guy, he may have thought that Hanks' continued needling was too much, so he shifted to a self-deprecating story about himself, and shifted it again to pointing out Walliams' achievement for charity. In just a few words, Capaldi deftly managed to change the conversation, show his humility, and put the spotlight on someone else. To me that shows how much of a class act Capaldi is.

[silverpslm]

I love how Peter Capaldi talks about winning an Oscar for a short film was almost underwhelming, and recently he was one of BBC's most iconic characters.

[paulrhyslloyd]

I love how Peter Capaldi tells Tom that David had swam the channel for charity and Tom can’t quite believe it. The three of them are great.

[WarlordRising]

Tom Hanks is a national treasure. End of discussion.