And by that criteria you could say that anybody that puts themselves in an aeroplane for a living and cheats death somehow,” Hanks told website HeyUGuys. “They stand up in front of 140 odd people who are jammed into those seats and says, ‘I know we will be in the air for three-and-a-half hours but don’t worry we will get you there,’ that is somebody who takes on a responsibility that’s bigger than the average job requirements,” he added. By: IANS | Los Angeles |

Published:November 21, 2016 12:43 pm

Tom Hanks got to meet his off-screen self Captain Chesley Sully who suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The 60-year-old actor was chosen by Eastwood to portray the plane pilot, who on the 15 January 2009 carried out an emergency landing of a passenger jet on the Hudson River following a double bird strike to the engines. His actions saved the lives of all 155 passengers and crew on board with only minor injuries suffered by some individuals. “I think heroes are people who voluntarily put themselves in harm’s way. Hanks got to meet Sully, who suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the wake of the incident and had to battle to prove the incident was not cause by “pilot error”, to prepare for his performance and he has nothing but respect for him, reports femalefirst.com. Hollywood star Tom Hanks says he was honoured to play real-life hero Captain Chesley Sully Sullenberger in Clint Eastwood’s new movie Sully: Miracle on the Hudson.