Will Tom Hanks boycott books that are rewritten to avoid offending 'modern sensitivities'?

Hollywood star, who is busy promoting his new novel ‘The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece’, has just revealed that he would boycott books that are rewritten to avoid offending ‘modern sensitivities’.

His comment came after Roald Dahl’s books were edited to remove language deemed offensive in order to make sure the books can continue to be enjoyed by all today. Words such as ‘fat’ and ‘ugly’ were removed and there have also been alterations made in relation to subjects such as gender, race, and mental health.

To this, the 66-year-old star while promoting his upcoming novel said that his book is not on board with someone else deciding what he should deem offensive. Hanks also got candid about how he relates to his upcoming novel. The book is about the production of a Hollywood superhero movie.

“I have pulled every single one of those moments of behavior myself on a set. Not everybody is at their best every single day on a motion picture set,” Hanks said by adding, “I’ve had tough days trying to be a professional when my life has been falling apart in more ways than one and the requirement for me that day is to be funny, charming and loving – and it’s the last way I feel.”

Hanks previously claimed that movie-making is the greatest job in the world. “Movie-making is very hard work over a very long period of time that consists of so many moments of joy slapped up against an equal number of feelings of self-loathing,” the actor said by adding, “It is the greatest job in the world and the most confounding of labors that I know of.”