Tom Hanks Says Watching a Young Version of Himself inHereShows Him Why 'I Never Got Laid' Back Then

Mar. 15, 2025

Tom Hanks circa 1980 (left) and in the 2024 movie Here (right).Photo:Ralph Dominguez/MediaPunch via Getty Images; Sony Pictures

Ralph Dominguez/MediaPunch via Getty Images; Sony Pictures

Tom Hanksgot a clearer picture of his younger self while making his new filmHere.While the Oscar winner, 67, promoted his new movie on Sirius XM’sConan O’Brien Needs a Friend, Hanks told hostConan O’Brienabout his experience watching himself age through time using the A.I. technologyHeredeploys in order to age his character through many decades.“I’ve seen just enough of it, and seeing me at that age, it has finally answered the question for me, which is no wonder I never got laid,” Hanks joked, after O’Brien asked what it’s like for Hanks to watch the film.“The original title of the film,” O’Brien joked in response.“I mean, I had a lot of energy, and I was loud. And, you know … I could make ‘em laugh,” Hanks added.Tom Hanks on Oct. 24, 2024 and in the movie Here.Jon Kopaloff/Getty; Sony PicturesHanks stars inHerewithRobin Wright; the movie marks a reunion between the two actors andForrest Gumpdirector Robert Zemeckis.As Hanks explained on the podcast, the movie utilized technology that combined a data scan of Hanks’ image matched with “every photograph that exists of me, and they go back and find as many photographs of me at the age of 17, 19, 20, my entire life.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“We would have two monitors as we were shooting,” Hanks added. “One monitor was the way we really looked, and the other monitor with just about a nanoseconds lag time was us in the deep-fake technology. So on one monitor, I’m a 67-year-old man pretending he’s in high school. And on the other monitor, I’m 17 years old.“Tom Hanks and Robin Wright in Here.SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT INCElsewhere in the podcast, Hanks indicated he does not often go back and watch his own movies from the past — but if he does happen to catch a scene he will often reminisce about his time spent on set when they were not filming.“I don’t watch movies that I’m in because they haven’t changed since I saw them, so I know how they end, right?” he told O’Brien. “But every now and again, you’re blowing through the grid or something like that, and a minute comes on or a scene comes on. And what I remember is what happened just before we shot that scene. That’s all I can recall. I don’t remember doing the scene per se, but I said, ‘Oh, it was cloudy that day, and I dropped the script in a mud puddle.’ “Hereis in theaters now.

Tom Hanksgot a clearer picture of his younger self while making his new filmHere.

While the Oscar winner, 67, promoted his new movie on Sirius XM’sConan O’Brien Needs a Friend, Hanks told hostConan O’Brienabout his experience watching himself age through time using the A.I. technologyHeredeploys in order to age his character through many decades.

“I’ve seen just enough of it, and seeing me at that age, it has finally answered the question for me, which is no wonder I never got laid,” Hanks joked, after O’Brien asked what it’s like for Hanks to watch the film.

“The original title of the film,” O’Brien joked in response.

“I mean, I had a lot of energy, and I was loud. And, you know … I could make ‘em laugh,” Hanks added.

Tom Hanks on Oct. 24, 2024 and in the movie Here.Jon Kopaloff/Getty; Sony Pictures

Jon Kopaloff/Getty; Sony Pictures

Hanks stars inHerewithRobin Wright; the movie marks a reunion between the two actors andForrest Gumpdirector Robert Zemeckis.

As Hanks explained on the podcast, the movie utilized technology that combined a data scan of Hanks’ image matched with “every photograph that exists of me, and they go back and find as many photographs of me at the age of 17, 19, 20, my entire life.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

“We would have two monitors as we were shooting,” Hanks added. “One monitor was the way we really looked, and the other monitor with just about a nanoseconds lag time was us in the deep-fake technology. So on one monitor, I’m a 67-year-old man pretending he’s in high school. And on the other monitor, I’m 17 years old.”

Tom Hanks and Robin Wright in Here.SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT INC

SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT INC

Elsewhere in the podcast, Hanks indicated he does not often go back and watch his own movies from the past — but if he does happen to catch a scene he will often reminisce about his time spent on set when they were not filming.

“I don’t watch movies that I’m in because they haven’t changed since I saw them, so I know how they end, right?” he told O’Brien. “But every now and again, you’re blowing through the grid or something like that, and a minute comes on or a scene comes on. And what I remember is what happened just before we shot that scene. That’s all I can recall. I don’t remember doing the scene per se, but I said, ‘Oh, it was cloudy that day, and I dropped the script in a mud puddle.’ "

Hereis in theaters now.

source: people.com