Tom Hanks jokes about why he loves crashing weddings: ‘It’s my ego, unchecked’

Tom Hanks has revealed that he initially doubted the importance of the now-famous bench scenes in “Forrest Gump.”

Nearly three decades after his Oscar-winning turn in Forrest Gump, Tom Hanks reveals he wasn't entirely sure about the now-iconic bus bench scenes.The film was adapted from the then little-known novel of the same name by Winston Groom, which became both the highest-grossing movie of 1994 and it also won Best Picture at the Oscars, while Hanks won his second Best Actor Oscar in a row, after winning for Philadelphia.Hanks was promoting his new film Elvis in an interview with CinemaBlend, when he admitted that he didn't think anyone would be interested in the bus bench scenes of Forrest Gump. Unsure:Nearly three decades after his Oscar-winning turn in Forrest Gump, Tom Hanks reveals he wasn't entirely sure about the now-iconic bus bench scenesThe bus bench scenes anchored the movie, with Hanks' title character regaling strangers with various tales throughout his incredible life.Still, he never quite grasped the weight of these scenes, and said he wasn't sure how they'd even be used in the movie.

Tom Hanks is looking back on Forrest Gump and revealing that he was really sold on the film’s iconic bench scenes.

Rita Wilson took to the stage in a stylish red dress during a performance in Greece on Monday.The 65-year-old actress donned an ankle-length red dress with a plunging neckline that stopped in the middle of her chest.The dress was tied around her middle with a red felt belt, and she stood on tall gold high heels. Chic gown:Rita Wilson took to the stage in a stylish red dress during a performance in Greece on MondayThe Sleepless in Seattle actress' dirty blonde locks were parted in the middle and fell in curvy waves down the sides of her face.

Tom Hanks raged at aggressive fans after they caused his wife Rita to stumble when they were leaving a restaurant in New York City last week.Since then, some fans have drawn comparisons between the Elvis actor and Will Smith.Last Wednesday night, Tom yelled at a fan after he caused his wife Rita to stumble as they were leaving a restaurant in midtown New York.Tom and Rita were swarmed by movie lovers taking pictures of them as they made their way to a car in the US city that evening, but the fans got a bit too close for comfort.When one fan caused Rita to trip, Tom yelled: “Back the f*** up!“Knocking over my wife?!” the actor asked incredulously.  “Sorry about that Tom!” a couple of the men present at the scene shouted to the movie star.“What are they doing out here?” another asked, as the star was helped into his car.After footage of the incident went viral, a number of people couldn’t help but compare Tom’s actions to Will’s infamous Oscars slap.Plenty of people stood behind Tom, with Mike Sington writing: “Tom Hanks momentarily, and understandably, loses his nice guy persona as over eager fans practically knock over his wife Rita Wilson.” While others claimed Tom had done the right thing in comparison to Will, who slapped comedian Chris Rock on the Oscars stage after he cracked a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.KoldIKonoklas tweeted: “Will Smith should be taking notes.Tom Hanks saw the problem and immediately took control of the situation. “This is how you stop people from messing with your wife. “And not by having a meltdown then slapping the dude in front of a camera for all people to see.”JunkieBigBro penned: “This is how you defend your wife Will Smith. No need to hit.

Tom Hanks is a certified wedding crasher. The "Forrest Gump" star, 65, shared during Tuesday’s episode of "Late Night With Seth Meyers" that his ego goes "unchecked" when he crashes people’s wedding photos. "It’s my ego, unchecked," Hanks said.

Tom Hanks is known as an amazing actor and two time Oscar winner, but he also has developed a reputation as a wedding crasher.In an interview on Late Night with Seth Meyers to promote his upcoming film, Elvis, the 65-year-old was presented evidence of his participation in the nuptials of various strangers.When Seth, 48, queried the actor about his career as an uninvited guest, Tom had an easy and funny answer for each situation, beginning with a sarcastic, 'I keep thinking, "What would these people like more than anything else to remember this magic day of days? Oh, I know. Me."' Hot seat: Tom Hanks was put on the hot seat Wednesday when he was asked to explain how he had earned a reputation as a wedding crasher on Late Night with Seth MeyersThe first time it happened was during filming for Angels And Demons in Rome.'We were shooting right in front of the Pantheon and I'm talking about the Pantheon.

No one loves crashing a wedding more than Tom Hanks!

wedding-crashing on “Late Night With Seth Meyers” Tuesday, where the show’s host hyped him as a “man of many hats.”Namely that, whether he’s “invited [to the ceremony] or not,” Hanks is an avid wedding photobomber.The beloved — but recently controversial — film legend revealed his extreme nuptials-going hobby while appearing as a guest to promote his role in the biopic “Elvis,” featuring Austin Butler, 30, as the late music legend.“It’s my ego, unchecked,” said Hanks of his wedding crashing. “I just can’t help but think, ‘What would these people like more than anything else to remember this magic day of days? Oh, I know: me!’ ”Of course, Meyers, 48, screened a montage of Hank’s best wedding-crasher moments, with some dating back to the early 2000s — and a few even taking place internationally.Most notably, when in Rome filming “Angels & Demons,” Hanks accidentally crashed a ceremony because the Pantheon was booked by a wedding the same day they were filming.“This limousine pulled up, and it was the bride and the groom trying to ‘get me to the church on time,’” Hanks said, singing the last phrase.

Tom Hanks makes an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers on Tuesday evening (June 21) to promote his new film Elvis.

Tom Hanks is “a man of many hats,” one being “a man who will show up at a wedding, invited or not.”

Clarkson’s Farm presenter Jeremy Clarkson, 62, has confessed he “has sympathy” for Tom Hanks, 65, following the Elvis actor’s angry outburst last week.The Hollywood actor told a fan to “back the f*** up” after his wife Rita Wilson, 65, was nearly knocked over.Under the heading “Tom’s acting oddly”, Jeremy outlined his reasons for “sympathising” with the actor in his latest column.The former Top Gear star wrote: “So, Hollywood’s nicest man, Tom Hanks, flipped this week and told fans who’d nearly knocked his wife over to “back the f*** off”.“Many will argue these people were simply trying to take his picture or get him to sign a Wilson ball,” Jeremy continued. “But imagine what it’s like to live a life when that intrusion never stops.”Jeremy went on to detail how fame means that stars can never really feel comfortable while out in public.“Every time a famous person goes to the shops, or to the lavatory, or even to a loved one’s funeral, there’s always an army ready to pounce,” he wrote.“And you can’t ever make it go away.

Forty-plus years into his acting career, Tom Hanks is still going strong. He’s onscreen next as Colonel Tom Parker in Baz Luhrmann‘s “Elvis” as Presley’s manager, and after that, he’s in Marc Forster‘s “A Man Called Otto” and Wes Anderson‘s latest, “Asteroid City.” READ MORE: Tom Hanks Teases Shelved Dean Martin Biopic Directed By Martin Scorsese But in a recent interview with The New York Times Magazine, Hanks didn’t talk about his upcoming roles.

Priscilla Presley is giving “Elvis” her seal of approval.

Elvis star and his wife can be seen leaving a restaurant in New York, before being approached by fans on the way.After Wilson was caused to trip up by fans asking for selfies, she was filmed firmly telling one person to “stop it”.Hanks then shouted, “That is my wife, back the fuck off,” before scorning the group for “knocking over my wife.”Take a look at the footage here:if Tom Hanks yelled and looked at me like that I think I would feel shame forever https://t.co/trExAgfRSh— i bless the rains down in castamere (@Chinchillazllla) June 16, 2022Meanwhile, Tom Hanks recently said he thinks he couldn’t play a gay lawyer in Philadelphia today.“Could a straight man do what I did in Philadelphia now? No, and rightly so,” Hanks told The New York Times Magazine.“The whole point of Philadelphia was don’t be afraid. One of the reasons people weren’t afraid of that movie is that I was playing a gay man.” Hanks added: “We’re beyond that now.”“I don’t think people would accept the inauthenticity of a straight guy playing a gay guy,” he went on.“It’s not a crime, it’s not boohoo, that someone would say we are going to demand more of a movie in the modern realm of authenticity.

TOM Hanks told fans to "back the f*** off" as he rushed to protect his wife Rita Wilson after one nearly knocked her down. The Hollywood legend yelled at the crowd as the couple were mobbed by fans outside a restaurant in Midtown, New York City.

Tom Hanks brushed off his recent woes as he performed an energetic dance routine onThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Thursday.The 65-year-old Hollywood legend has made headlines in recent days after sparking concerns over his health when he was filmed visibly shaking, while he was also caught in an altercation with an aggressive fan.Yet Tom proved he was still limber and in good spirits as he teamed up with Stephen, 58, for a sketch about dads filming TikTok dance routines. Having fun:Tom Hanks brushed off his recent woes as he performed an energetic dance routine on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on ThursdayThe skit saw Tom and Stephen playing embarrassing fathers trying to be down with the kids by filming a viral dance routine.

Tom Hanks was seen at The Late Show With Stephen Colbert at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City on Thursday, a day after a tense exchange with a fan who knocked over his wife Rita Wilson outside of a Manhattan restaurant.The Academy Award winner, 65, donned a long-sleeved brown button-up top with black pants and black leather boots with clear-rimmed glasses at the famed Big Apple venue.In the aforementioned exchange, Hanks and Wilson, 65, were leaving a restaurant when a person bumped into Wilson, almost causing her to lose her balance. The latest:Tom Hanks, 65, was seen at The Late Show With Stephen Colbert at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City on ThursdayAfter Wilson was heard yelling, 'Stop it,' Hanks was heard saying, 'Back the f*** off ...

Rita Wilson strolled a red carpet solo on Thursday in New York City after being defended by her husband Tom Hanks from an aggressive fan.The 65-year-old actress while wearing an all-black outfit smiled for the cameras while attending the Songwriters Hall of Fame 51st Annual Induction and Awards Gala.Tom, 65, intervened on Wednesday night and yelled at an aggressive fan after Rita was knocked over by an overzealous crowd. Solo stroll:Rita Wilson strolled a red carpet solo on Thursday in New York City after being defended by her husband Tom Hanks from an aggressive fanThe typically composed actor turned and yelled at fans to 'back the f*** off' after they were mobbed outside a restaurant in Midtown.Tom and Rita were leaving the eatery when a large crowd formed and swarmed them with one member of the public getting too close to Rita and knocking into her, causing her to lose her footing.

Tom Hanks quickly jumped into action and yelled at a group of fans to "back the f–k off" from wife Rita Wilson after she was nearly knocked over while leaving dinner at Nobu Wednesday night in New York City. Hanks appeared stunned. "Knocking over my wife?" he asked as he stood looking visibly annoyed.

Gallery: ‘I wouldn't wish my childhood on anyone’: Celebs who still struggle with their parents' divorce (BANG Showbiz)The pair then continued to make their way to their car as some fans attempted to apologise for the incident. The couple - who have sons Chet, 32, and Truman, 27, together - married in 1998 after 12 years of dating but Tom previously admitted he had had a crush on Rita since she appeared on TV as Pat Conway in 'The Brady Bunch'. The 'Toy Story' star - who also has Colin, 44, and Elizabeth, 40, from his marriage to Samantha Lewes - said: “Oh, every now and again I just pull it up in YouTube.