Tom Hanks on ‘progress’ and characters who do what’s right I MSNBC Summit Series

The Beat with Ari Melber

Ari Melber, MS NOW

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4.6 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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In this podcast extra, revered actor Tom Hanks joins MSNBC’s Ari Melber for an in-depth conversation about his new novel, “The Making of Another Motion Picture Masterpiece,” his iconic films, doing the right thing, and who he thinks should play him in a biopic. This is a new installment of The Summit Series with Ari Melber, featuring discussions with leaders at the summit of their fields. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Summit Series with Ari Melbourne.
0:02.0	We have a very special guest for this interview today,
0:05.1	a man who really needs no introduction,
0:07.1	but we will do one Tom Hanks, two-time Oscar winner,
0:09.7	six-time Oscar nominee,
0:11.4	15-time Golden Globe nominee, eight-time winner,
0:14.5	with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
0:16.0	He started over 80 films,
0:17.6	active director, producer, and now novelist,
0:21.0	his debut novel, The Making of another motion picture masterpiece,
0:24.8	is out now.
0:27.0	Tom Hanks, thanks for being here.
0:28.4	I feel like I'm a poster boy for attention deficit,
0:31.3	this way.
0:32.7	Way too much.
0:33.5	By the way, thanks for coming to my rec room here in my home.
0:36.9	We have a lot up here for you.
0:38.0	I had to move the ping pong table and the game boy out of the way,
0:41.6	but this is where I really do like to come
0:43.5	and just rest and ponder, you know,
0:45.6	my place in this I, guys.
0:47.1	Well, your place is firm in this I, guys.
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