Tom Hanks On Becoming Forrest Gump - The Graham Norton Show 

The fact that Hanks not only stays in touch with his child co-star and makes a point to pay tribute to him as a veteran says alot about the man's character.

man that accent really made the movie that much better.

Imagine having your childhood quirks preserved in form of a movie character.. by TOM HANKS.

Tom Hanks is a literal national treasure. It’s impossible to dislike him.

The fact that Tom Hanks can pull out his Forest Gump voice flawlessly still, makes me so happy its insane

"My daddy makes grease." That is such a priceless behind-the-scenes story from FORREST GUMP.

6:00 After all the jokes at Walliams expense, Capaldi pointing out David swam the English Channel for charity was quite touching.

I love that Tom Hanks decided to model his speech after the child's, instead of probably traumatizing the kid about how he spoke.

Tom just took the time to say that he is a veteran. Tom is an incredible guy.

"Run Wilson, we have a problem!"

Talk about showing respect: "He was 7 or 8 years old, a young *man* ..."

If Forrest Gump didn’t have the accent the movie wouldn’t be what it was today

Something as small as Tom asking "Why don't I just talk the way he talks right now?" probably made that kid way more comfortable at the time.

I swear, The Graham Norton Show blows away anything we have in the States. He gets all of the best actors and he is able to get the best out of them.

I love how Peter Capaldi wants to share his success with others - passing around the Oscar, just having fun with it. He was like that during his tenure on Doctor Who as well, wanting his character to have some cheaper costumes so it would be easier for fans to afford to cosplay the character since it's normal costuming was typically very expensive. It seems both he and Hanks have managed to stay real and grounded in an industry that makes that nearly impossible.

Tom Hanks reminds me so much of Jimmy Stewart. Talented, absolutely. Intelligent, without a doubt. But also comfortable with himself. There seems to be a confidence without the arrogance.

Tom Hanks, the closest thing to American Royalty.

An Englishman, an Irishman, a Scotsman, and a Yank walk into a studio...

I love how Peter Capaldi talks about winning an Oscar for a short film was almost underwhelming, and recently he was one of BBC's most iconic characters.

"He won the hearts of the nation when he swam the Channel for charity." "I've done that, done that!" And then Tom Hanks won another Oscar for portraying David Walliams swimming the Channel! 😂

tom hanks is hilarious.

I think Tom hanks is the nicest person on the planet

6:01 It's always nice to have someone else list your accomplishments to others. Very sweet of Peter Capaldi to've done that.

Tom hanks feels like an uncle to me. A favorite uncle that is. I just have so much respect,admiration and love for him it’s unexplainable. My absolute favorite actor,he’s in most of my favorite movies and on top of all that - he’s such a likable,amazing person.

I'm a simple man. I see Tom Hanks, I press like button

At a certain point, Peter Capaldi realized that there was too much ragging on David Walliams for not having an Oscar, and even though Capaldi probably knew Hanks was (and is) a nice guy, he may have thought that Hanks' continued needling was too much, so he shifted to a self-deprecating story about himself, and shifted it again to pointing out Walliams' achievement for charity. In just a few words, Capaldi deftly managed to change the conversation, show his humility, and put the spotlight on someone else. To me that shows how much of a class act Capaldi is.

I hope he and his wife as well as everybody else recovers from Coronavirus. Godbless us all

I just love Tom Hanks. He never makes a bad film. I just recently watched Forrest Gump, never seen it before, and I was just blown away by his performance. Even just listening to him doing the voice is amazing.

I really feel Tom Hanks should have 3 Oscars. I think he should have won for Cast Away

Tom Hanks is a national treasure. End of discussion.

I remember reading a magazine article in the early 90s that asked, " Tom Hanks or Tom Cruise?" I picked Tom Hanks. 30 years later, it's still Tom Hanks. You can grow old with this man and live a full life.🥰

How can you not like Tom Hanks? He’s such a lovely man. Very down to earth, and it comes through in every interview he does.

You cannot trust people who don't love Tom Hanks. He's the loveliest person in the world. I could squeeze that man. He's a global treasure

I love how Peter Capaldi tells Tom that David had swam the channel for charity and Tom can’t quite believe it. The three of them are great.

I can listen to Tom as Forrest all day.

Hollywood execs and producers... "How do you want this kid to talk?" Tom Hanks... "If he's playing a young me why don't I talk the way he does!" The man is a legend.

1:38 his Forrest voice still sounds EXACTLY the same!!!!!!

I will FOREVER love Forrest Gump.

I love how Tom Hanks plays along so well with the British self-deprecating humour and all the guests ragging on each other. Not all Yanks 'get it' but he certainly does

My goodness, every single part of this show is perfect. Graham always is prepared for the questions and conversations, doesn't let one person dominate, and the guests always feel at home.

"Do you have an oscar? They're pretty easy to get these days!" Tell that to Leonardo Decaprio!

Love how genuinely impressed Tom is when Peter said David had swam the channel, proves he's not a stuck up hollywood actor like some are :D what a legend

I love how he knew the kids name and what he went on to do without having to think about it

"My daddy makes grease" OMG! That is funny!

I swear Peter Capaldi's Doctor Who costume is just his own clothes. Look up his interview on Craig Ferguson from way before he was the Doctor. It's even got the lining.

Since he never strained his voice to do Forest's voice, then it's understandable that he can do it 30 years later.

Tom Hanks is a fantastic actor!

How can you not like Tom Hanks

If I ever meet him, I'm going to yell "Lieutenant Dan"!!

The fact that Peter mentions that David swam the channel for charity after they both won the top honor in their profession that everyone praises and Tom and Peter have such admiration for him, shows how grounded they are that they know what is truly important in life.

He's still got the Gump voice down

Peter Capaldi is amazing

I clicked just to see if Tom Hank's hair went white

Tom Hanks talking like Forest Gump and joking with the Doctor is exactly what I needed today!

Drop the mic moment: "Won the hearts of the nation when he swam across the English Channel."

WILLLSOOOOONNN

Love the respect Tom Hanks shows his young co-star in Forrest Gump.

I like how the guests speak more words than the host, in this show. Across the Atlantic, the two Jimmys, Conan and Corden won't let these guests finish their stories.

Unforgettable film, I have a huge affection for Forrest Gump, one of the films that most marked me as a teenager. Wonderful soundtrack.

Tom Hanks is probably the most Humble & Down to Earth actor/person in Hollywood, He's a dying breed in fact. Dustin Hoffman would fall into that catagory aswell.

"LIP-sticks" 😂😂

Tom Hanks, you are literally too precious for this world, and we do not deserve you.

Tom Hank's is awesome. One of my favorite actors. Truly a class act.

can I just point out how spot on Tom Hanks' Chinese Wilson is?

What did we do to deserve Tom Hanks?

"Mah- Daddie-Makes-Greesse" Tom Hanks my Fav actor.

I love that the kept contact with that little boy, he knows he's a veteran etc... Tom Hanks is a good man.

Tom Hanks is a great American. I hate that he is getting older. He's a good soul.

Hanks turned 75 all of a sudden. Weird.

Tom Hanks is a National Treasure..

Thank you young Micheal for giving us the perfect Forrest Gump voice! Could not imagine the character any other way

That voice, it brings back those days growing up and watching Forrest Gump.

Just Forrests voice brings tears to my eyes.

I come back to this clip every once and a while cause I like the way he says "Prah-ducts."

The way the 3 of them just, improvised that short bit and pulled it off... true talent! 4:45

can't believe it's been 20 years since forrest gump!

Who else smiled when he started talking like Forrest 😭

after reading all the comments Tom Hanks is our Jimmy Stewart. All of his roles are a work in art. Doesn't matter your age, talent trumps that.

Seeing this after the recent coronavirus news is tough 😥

Tom Hanks.. channeling his inner Slim Shady

the Asian Wiilllsssoooonnn!! killed me..

I love how while they're talking to David you just hear Graham laughing his head off in the background.

Interesting how Michael became a veteran like Forest did. I wouldn't be surprised if he gets his own shrimping boat, or becomes a ping pong expert, or marries his childhood sweetheart, or travels the whole US on foot.

Bloody hell seeing how old Tom Hanks looks genuinely makes me feel sad. I grew up with his films, Castaway was only 15 years ago and he has aged massively! :(

Tom is awesome, no doubt about it... but I Love that Peter made a point of mentioning David's English Channel swim for charity.

This truly is a perfect piece of television. I know this kind of production gets tightened up in the edit, but it’s just great the way the guests interact, the way Norton throws in little comments and questions to drive the conversation along. Awesome.

I revisit this clip for Tom's dialect... but my heart swells w Peter Capaldi's "he won the heart of a nation"....

I like Graham Norton better than Jimmy Fallon.

Tom Hanks is an amazing actor. His remembering Michaels name makes him a kind man. Him mentioning that Michael is a vet makes Tom Hanks a great man

Peter is so nice and he played the Doctor dead serious. Awesome actor.

Tom Hanks is so present and seems so very authentic! Like that!!!!

Even with a moustache. Tom Hanks is still the most trusted man in America.

These 3 have great chemistry for some random crazy reason.

Tom Hanks is SO underrated when he plays a part,he is that person like Philadelphia

1:45 “Is grease something you make?” “Yeyas”

My goodness, Tom Hanks is a master story teller.

Tom Hanks seems like the dopest guy to hang out with

I just love how they connected, and that they just don't care to be laughed at. I guess that when you're self assured and confident there's no need to be vain, there's nothing to prove.

The fact that Tom Hanks adapted to the way the kid spoke says everything you need to know about this amazing human being. 😍

Tom could totally be J. Jonah Jameson in that get-up...