Tom Hanks helped to pay for parts of Forrest Gump

Tom Hanks paid for part of the production costs for 'Forrest Gump' out of his own pocket.

He's revealed he helped pay for his character's expensive trip across the country after the director of the flick, Robert Zemeckis, asked him to split the costs with him.

The 'Toy Story' actor also helped out with cost of insurance, too.

The 64-year-old Hollywood legend also revealed took a while to get into the character of Forrest, which has ended up being one of tom's most iconic roles for which he won the academy award for Best Actor in 1994.

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