Tom Hanks is known to be an all-around nice guy in Hollywood.
In addition to playing uplifting characters in many of his critically acclaimed films like Captain Phillips and voicing Woody in the Toy Story films, Hanks is beloved for his public persona and managing to steer of scandals and bad press.
But like everyone else not in the industry, even this affable Hollywood icon has had his share of bad days resulting in regrettable behavior.
The AFI Life Achievement Award recipient opened up about this when promoting his recently published debut novel, The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece.
According to the BBC, his novel is about the making of a superhero movie featuring an "eccentric director and a self-important and highly obstructive male actor who disrupts and delays filming."
In reference to the problematic male actor, Hanks confessed:
"I have pulled every single one of those moments of behavior myself on a set."
"Not everybody is at their best every single day on a motion picture set."
\u201cTom Hanks says he is not always Mr Nice Guy https://t.co/SylmNNacK2\u201d— BBC News (World) (@BBC News (World)) 1683601383
He continued:
"I've had tough days trying to be a professional when my life has been falling apart in more ways than one and the requirement for me that day is to be funny, charming and loving - and it's the last way I feel."
\u201c#AManCalledOtto Just started watching A Man Called Otto. @tomhanks You\u2019re grouchy in this movie and I\u2019m only 5 minutes in. You sure really nice in real life, so I\u2019m surprised you\u2019re this way,\u201d— Monica (@Monica) 1683385821
\u201cThe notoriously nice Tom Hanks is admitting that even he can be a jerk sometimes #THRNews\u201d— The Hollywood Reporter (@The Hollywood Reporter) 1683657000
In spite of this, Hanks said the one thing about his work ethic he is proud of is his punctuality.
"What cannot occur on a motion picture is that someone cannot monkey around with the timing or the length of the shoot or the budget."
"That is a cardinal sin in the motion picture business."
"You will be amazed at how many people know that they can get away with it, and are told they can get away with it, because they are carrying the movie on their shoulders."
\u201cTom Hanks copped to occasionally behaving badly on set while discussing the obnoxious, disruptive, fictional actor in his new novel. https://t.co/crAXxnrtHD\u201d— Rolling Stone (@Rolling Stone) 1683691262
\u201c@ComedyBangBang If Tom Hanks was a werewolf do you think he\u2019d be nice?\u201d— Comedy Bang Bang (@Comedy Bang Bang) 1682996811
In his 448-page novel, the 66-year-old referred to actors who were:
"cry-babies, psychological train wrecks, on-the-wagon alcoholics, off-the-wagon addicts... and more than a couple of feuds between the Talent."
\u201cAlthough he is known as one of the nicest guys in Hollywood, Tom Hanks confesses that even he has bad days that affect his behavior on movie sets. https://t.co/3lQak0mzbH\u201d— Screen Rant (@Screen Rant) 1683652534
\u201cIt seems that even proverbial 'nice guy' Tom Hanks has thrown the occasional tantrum on set. https://t.co/LLS9UxLp67\u201d— Metro (@Metro) 1683655222
\u201cTom Hanks has published a novel that breaks a lot of myths on what happens on a film set including his on-set behaviour\n\nhttps://t.co/MxhW1iOXjK\u201d— WION Showbiz (@WION Showbiz) 1683625497
Although The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece is the actor's first major novel, Hanks has written short stories before in a published work titled, Uncommon Type, in 2017.
Hanks said:
"I wrote in between films, I wrote wherever I was, I wrote on planes, I wrote at home, I wrote on vacation, I wrote in hotel rooms, I wrote on long weekends when I wasn't working."
While his busy schedule won't allow him time to commit to penning another novel any time soon, it seems his passion for writing will always be there.
He added:
"It's just the best way to spend one's time outside of being with those that you love and make you laugh."
