"There's a small percentage of people who can act. There's a small percentage who get to do this for a living. There's a swath of the population that are able to keep a story in their head and fight all the battles against self-consciousness and the surreal unnaturalness of acting in a movie. The technical aspects you can learn fairly quickly."

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About Tom Hanks

American actor and filmmaker known for leading roles in comedy and drama films across multiple decades. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Actor and is widely recognized for films such as Forrest Gump, Philadelphia, and Cast Away. He has also directed and produced major film and television projects.

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