Hanks draws a sharp line between himself and real producers: producers spend all day convincing people to do things they don't want to do, or telling people they won't get what they want. Hanks just says yes to everything.
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Jason asks whether Tom was drawn to directing partly because he knew more than many directors he worked with. Tom firmly deflects: directing is 'a bit of an ego thing' and the moment you try it, you realize how hard it is. He argues every actor should try directing and every director should act — just to understand the other job. He then describes the frustration of being an actor with an idea in his pocket while a director says 'meh, try it again' without appreciating the difficulty of weeping on a horse while remembering six pages of dialogue. As for directing himself, Tom is honest: he has the instincts of an actor, not a director. Directors need fidelity, patience, and a belief that this is the greatest job in the world. 'And oftentimes it's not.'
Tom Hanks has directed two feature films and a number of episodes for miniseries, but says directors are born to it in a way he is not.
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