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"It was an easier atmosphere for me because I didn't have
to work everyday. It was nice to waltz onto the set after not
having been there for four or five days and say 'hey, how's it
going? Did Leo shoot that scene OK?' Then I'll get back into it.
"The great fun was I was able to leap into the fray on
those days when I was doing it and have as much fun and work as
hard as possible. But I was still able to have a couple of days
off. It was a nice gig."
Hanks isn't your stereotypical film star. He's no hellraiser, he's
no womaniser and he's unlikely to appear on When Stars Go Bad on
HBO.
He is a dedicated family man and he leads a pretty normal
existence, his film work aside. After all, he does say he is just
a normal person who 'leads a pretty genuine life'. Perfect
material for the single minded career FBI agent Carl Hanratty.
But that's not to say he doesn't know how to have fun.
"When Leo was working, I was either taking the kids to the
dentist or waiting in the carpool lane. It was like being in half
a movie. But there wasn't that much waterskiing in this film. When
Meg (Ryan) was working on Sleepless In Seattle, I was waterskiing.
But this was filmed at home."
Hanks, another of the Hollywood set who says he doesn't have the
balls of steel needed to pull off a scam of Abagnale proportions
('I think that kind of conning takes a degree of social confidence
I don't have. I wouldn't dare, I follow the rules. Cause I'm not a
cheater!') does think he's got one up on the legendary conman.
"I think he lost out during those five years on the joy of
press junkets. It's a big loss, all those hotels you go
to..."
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