Tom Hanks didn’t believe “Forrest Gump” would be a hit

During the New Yorker Live event, Tom Hanks said he didn’t think “Forrest Gump” would be a hit.

In conversation with New Yorker magazine editor David Remnick, the actor recalled a conversation he had with “Forrest Gump” director Robert Zemeckis.

Will anyone be interested in this film? This guy sitting on this thing in these silly shoes and this peek-a-boo suit with a suitcase full of Curious George books and stuff. Are we doing anything here that makes sense to anyone?

Tom Hanks, in an interview with the New Yorker

The director replied that it was indeed a risky film:

He told me, ‘It’s a minefield, Tom. A goddamn minefield. We may be sowing the seeds of our own destruction. Every wrong step can cause a catastrophe.’

Tom Hanks, in an interview with the New Yorker

Last year, the actor said he made just four films that he considers “very good,” but didn’t specify which ones they would be.

I’ve done a bunch of movies — and four of them are pretty good, I think — and I’m still amazed at how the movies fit together. From the flash of an idea to the flickering image on the screen, the whole process is a miracle.

Tom Hanks, in an interview with People magazine

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