Tom Hanks admits doubts over 'Forrest Gump' bus bench scenes - CNN
I didn't need the cue cards after a while because you get into it," Hanks said, before explaining what Zemeckis told him about the bus bench scenes.
"But Bob says, 'I don't know, it's a minefield, Tom, it's a minefield.You never know what people are gonna take away from it.' And it ends up being, you know, that thing," Hanks said.
The scenes became an important part of "Forrest Gump," which earned $677 million around the world and is hailed by many as a modern classic, filled with homespun catchphrases like, "My momma always said life was like a box of chocolates.