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| Tom Hanks says diabetes will rule out weight gain roles | Tom Hanks says diabetes will rule out weight gain roles |
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| Tom Hanks has ruled out taking on roles which require drastic weight gain following his diagnosis with Type 2 diabetes. | Tom Hanks has ruled out taking on roles which require drastic weight gain following his diagnosis with Type 2 diabetes. |
| The two-time Oscar- winning actor has often taken on roles that have required him to manipulate his weight, such as Castaway and A League Of Their Own. | |
| But he told the BBC those sort of roles were "a young man's game". | But he told the BBC those sort of roles were "a young man's game". |
| Hanks is in the UK to promote sea piracy thriller Captain Phillips, which opens the London Film Festival later. | |
| He added: "I've talked to a number of actors who have gained weight for roles and - just out of the sheer physical toll on one's knees and shoulders - no-one wants to do it again. | He added: "I've talked to a number of actors who have gained weight for roles and - just out of the sheer physical toll on one's knees and shoulders - no-one wants to do it again. |
| "I think that's more or less a young man's game. I'm 57 and I don't think I'm going to take on any job - or go on any vacation again - and see to it that I can gain 30lbs." | "I think that's more or less a young man's game. I'm 57 and I don't think I'm going to take on any job - or go on any vacation again - and see to it that I can gain 30lbs." |
| 'Feeling fine' | 'Feeling fine' |
| The actor revealed he had been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes on US TV's Late Show with David Letterman earlier this week. | |
| He told Letterman he had been showing the symptoms for some time. | He told Letterman he had been showing the symptoms for some time. |
| "I went to the doctor, and he said, 'You know those high blood-sugar numbers you've been dealing with since you were 36? Well, you've graduated! You've got Type 2 diabetes, young man. | |
| The actor, who won best acting Oscars for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump, added: "It's controllable. Something's going to kill us all, Dave," | |
| Type 2 diabetes affects the body by either not producing enough insulin - the hormone that turns sugar into energy - or by resisting insulin. | Type 2 diabetes affects the body by either not producing enough insulin - the hormone that turns sugar into energy - or by resisting insulin. |
| People might get diabetes because of family history, age and ethnic background. They are also more likely to get Type 2 diabetes if they are overweight. | People might get diabetes because of family history, age and ethnic background. They are also more likely to get Type 2 diabetes if they are overweight. |
| Speaking at the Captain Phillips press conference on Wednesday, Hanks said: "Gaining and losing of weight may have had something to do with this because you eat so much bad food and you don't get any exercise when you're heavy. | Speaking at the Captain Phillips press conference on Wednesday, Hanks said: "Gaining and losing of weight may have had something to do with this because you eat so much bad food and you don't get any exercise when you're heavy. |
| "But I think I was genetically inclined to get it and I think it actually and goes back to a lifestyle I've been leading ever since I was seven years old, as opposed to 36." | "But I think I was genetically inclined to get it and I think it actually and goes back to a lifestyle I've been leading ever since I was seven years old, as opposed to 36." |
| The actor added his diabetes was "part of life" and he felt "just fine". | |
| In a later interview with BBC Arts Editor Will Gompertz, Hanks said: "I always joke: you've got to maintain the temple. I get regular exercise and I eat right - which everybody should do - and I take certain meds." | |
| He said pizza was a key ingredient when he bulked up for roles. "Pizza is the most delightful thing ever invented and it's - for me - diabolically dangerous." | |
| Asked about recent developments in the entertainment industry, Hanks said the advent of long-form television had "changed the game". | |
| "The time you get to spend with the characters has made it possible to become truly engrossed in really great story telling at home," he said. | |
| "The economics of making movies and showing them are harder than they have ever been with an audience that can see almost anything they want to any time." | |
| Oscar buzz | |
| Hanks is receiving Oscar buzz for his role in Captain Phillips, which is based on the true story of the 2009 hijacking of the US container ship Maersk Alabama by a crew of Somali pirates. | Hanks is receiving Oscar buzz for his role in Captain Phillips, which is based on the true story of the 2009 hijacking of the US container ship Maersk Alabama by a crew of Somali pirates. |
| The film focuses on the relationship between the Alabama's commanding officer, Captain Richard Phillips (Hanks) and the Somali pirate captain, Muse (Barkhad Abdi), who takes him hostage. | The film focuses on the relationship between the Alabama's commanding officer, Captain Richard Phillips (Hanks) and the Somali pirate captain, Muse (Barkhad Abdi), who takes him hostage. |
| Hanks said he met the real Captain Phillips on two occasions and spent several hours with him to find out the "little details". | Hanks said he met the real Captain Phillips on two occasions and spent several hours with him to find out the "little details". |
| The film's British director Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy, United 93) said it was a "great honour and privilege" to have his film opening a festival "in a city where a lot of movies are made". | The film's British director Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy, United 93) said it was a "great honour and privilege" to have his film opening a festival "in a city where a lot of movies are made". |