Tom Hanksis likening Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler.

“Funny how often it comes out of the ego of one human being,” he continued.

“It would take time, it would not be overnight, it would be thought out.”

US actor Tom Hanks (C) and US director Steven Spielberg (R) attend the US ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II “D-Day” Allied landings in Normandy, at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, which overlooks Omaha Beach in northwestern France, on June 6, 2024. The D-Day ceremonies on June 6 this year mark the 80th anniversary since the launch of ‘Operation Overlord’, a vast military operation by Allied forces in Normandy, which turned the tide of World War II, eventually leading to the liberation of occupied France and the end of the war against Nazi Germany.

Tom Hanks with Steven Spielberg.SAUL LOEB/getty

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“I think there’s always reason to be worried about the short term,” he conceded.

Hanks also expressed awestruck admiration for the young soldiers who fought on D-Day.

US actor Tom Hanks (C) and US director Steven Spielberg (center R) attend the US ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II “D-Day” Allied landings in Normandy, at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, which overlooks Omaha Beach in northwestern France, on June 6, 2024. The D-Day ceremonies on June 6 this year mark the 80th anniversary since the launch of ‘Operation Overlord’, a vast military operation by Allied forces in Normandy, which turned the tide of World War II, eventually leading to the liberation of occupied France and the end of the war against Nazi Germany.

Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial.SAUL LOEB/getty

“Because it was the right thing to do.

They were really here for mend the future.”

“As actors, we’re just pretending.

Hanks remains proud ofSaving Private Ryan.

And I will also go along with the audience’s credit as well.