Tom Hanks, the beloved actor, isnโt pulling any punches when it comes to his movies.
The 68-year-old Oscar winner recently opened up on Conan OโBrienโs podcast, sharing his thoughts on how film reception has changed over time. He didnโt mince words, using some colorful language to describe movie critics.
โNow what happened is that time has become one of the metrics for how these things matter, right?โ Hanks explained. โIn the day it was just a fist fight. It was every movie you came out, are you going to make the playoffs or not? Guess what? No, kid, youโre 2 and 12 and you ainโt going nowhere. Or, you got a shot.โ
He went on to describe the different stages a movie goes through. โIt used to be you had these Rubicons that you crossed,โ Hanks said. โFirst of all, do you love it or not? Thatโs the first thing. Yes, okay, you have crossed the Rubicon, right? The next Rubicon you cross is when the movie is completely done a year and a half later, and you see it for the first time, and you might like it. It doesnโt matter if it works or not, you look at it and say, โHey, I think we acquitted ourselves pretty good.โ Thatโs Rubicon No. 2.โ
Hanks continued, โThen the critics weigh in, thatโs Rubicon No. 3, and thatโs always up down. โWe hate it, we like it. This is the worst thingโฆ Oh hey, oh hi Tom, I saw you in a movie. It was cute.'โ
He jokingly added, โThatโs when you ask the wife, โHey, honey, could you take the revolver out of the glove box and hide it somewhere, because I thinkโฆ,โ
The Toy Story star pointed out that box office performance also plays a role in a filmโs legacy. โThen a ton of time goes by when none of that stuff matters anymore,โ he reflected. โAnd the movie just exists exactly as it is outside of loser winner status. Thumbs up, thumbs down. And thatโs when this stuff comes around, where itโs like that this thing that didnโt work back then, kind of does work now, or just the opposite, a thing that was huge back then is a museum piece and doesnโt really speak to anything.โ
When OโBrien, 61, mentioned Hanksโ initial disappointment with his directorial debut That Thing You Do! (1996), which has since become a cult favorite, Hanks didnโt hold back.
โLet me tell you something about these cโsuckers who write about movies,โ Hanks responded, before asking OโBrien and his co-hosts, โCan I say that?โ
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