‘Look, I’m selfish’: Tom Hanks gets grumpy in A Man Called Otto - BusinessWorld Online

Hollywood nice guy Tom Hanks is breaking the mold by playing a grump in A Man Called Otto.

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood nice guy Tom Hanks is breaking the mold by playing a grump inHis character, Otto Anderson, is a 60-year-old man who plans to end his life following the death of his wife and forced retirement, but instead befriends his lively neighbors and begins viewing life through a positive lens.by Fredrik Backman that became the 2015 Oscar-nominated film.Mr.

“Look, I’m selfish. I’m a selfish actor and I’m competitive and I know a good role when I see one and don’t think anybody else was considered for the role,” said Mr. Hanks. “Because I selfishly said, ‘I know exactly what I want to do here, I know exactly how to be not just cranky but also always correct’.”

When audiences meet Otto, he judges his neighbors for various reasons ranging from dogs peeing on his front lawn to postal vans parking in the street. Enjoying his stubborn character, Mr. Hanks said “If there’s anybody in this movie that is right 100% of the time, it’s Otto and I like playing the guy who’s always right.”“What is freeing is being able to use the body language that says the same thing. A good, frustrated sigh is almost as good as one of those yoga breaths, you know where you’re supposed to just clear everything out,” the actor said.

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