Tom Hanks is well-known to many people. He once acted in the films Forrest Gump and The Da Vinci Code. But do you know that he was not popular with his classmates and teachers at all when he was very young?
Tom Hanks was born in Concord, California. He once said to a reporter, "When I was young, maybe others thought of me as a stupid boy. But I was a complete optimist (乐天派). I never kept these painful things in my mind and I didn't care about others' thoughts. So I didn't get into trouble. Later I took acting classes. I thought the classes are the best places for boys who like making noise. I often went to the movies. I would never go there with others. I would just drive to a theater alone and spend a lot of time learning how to act. "
Tom Hanks has played many different roles. His performance in Sleepless in Seattle was very wonderful. It became the turning point of Tom Hanks's career. Then his movie Philadelphia made him win the sixty-sixth Oscar Award as the best actor.
Tom Hanks's road to success hasn't been very smooth, but he has worked very hard and never given up. Finally he has found his own place in the world of movies.
