--- title: Tom Hanks ’Has No Respect‘ for People Not Wearing Masks description: Tom Hanks, the actor and coronavirus survivor, 'has no respect' for people not wearing masks canonical: https://time.com/5863761/tom-hanks-interview/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2020-07-08T14:24:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:01:30.055Z og:title: Tom Hanks 'Has No Respect' for People Not Wearing Masks og:description: "I don't get it, I simply do not get it, it is literally the least you can do," the actor and coronavirus survivor said og:url: https://time.com/5863761/tom-hanks-interview/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5985224164b89079/698a101197cdff9e7e6baedb/Tom-Hanks-Interview.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Tom Hanks og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Tom Hanks 'Has No Respect' for People Not Wearing Masks twitter:description: "I don't get it, I simply do not get it, it is literally the least you can do," the actor and coronavirus survivor said twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5985224164b89079/698a101197cdff9e7e6baedb/Tom-Hanks-Interview.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Tom Hanks Has a Message to Deliver to People Not Wearing Masks by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Jul 8, 2020 2:24 PM UTC  Tom Hanks speaks at the 92nd Oscars. Tom Hanks speaks at the 92nd Oscars.Craig Sjodin—Getty Images by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Jul 8, 2020 2:24 PM UTC When it comes to the coronavirus pandemic, noted [nice guy](https://time.com/5826972/tom-hanks-typewriter-letter/) Tom Hanks isn’t playing nice anymore. The actor told reporters that he “has no respect” for people who don’t wear face masks. For those unfamiliar with his experience, the Oscar-winning actor and his wife, actor and singer Rita Wilson, were diagnosed with COVID-19 in March. He shared the news [in a tweet](https://time.com/5801765/tom-hanks-coronavirus-reactions/) and fans were invited to follow along as [Hanks and Wilson](https://time.com/5802265/tom-hanks-rita-wilson-coronavirus-update/) slowly made their recovery. His authentic [updates](https://time.com/5803846/tom-hanks-coronavirus-update/) helped make the virus [all the more real to people](https://time.com/5801765/tom-hanks-coronavirus-reactions/). Now, as one of the more famous people to recover from the virus, Hanks is using his platform to urge people to do their part and help stop the spread of the virus and to continue to remind the world that “[we’re all in this together](https://time.com/5803846/tom-hanks-coronavirus-update/).” In his latest interview, as he makes the publicity rounds for his new film _Greyhound_, Hanks has continued to advocate for what he calls doing “literally the least you can do.” Namely, wearing a mask, washing your hands, and keeping [a safer distance](https://time.com/5800442/social-distancing-coronavirus/) away from people. “If anybody wants to build up an argument about doing the least they can do, I wouldn’t trust them with a driver’s license,” Hanks said in an [interview with the Associated Press](https://twitter.com/APEntertainment/status/1280261610058272769), mirroring [ similar remarks made earlier this week](https://time.com/5863326/tom-hanks-coronavirus-reaction/). “I mean, when you drive a car, you’ve got to obey speed limits, you’ve got to use your turn signals \[indicators\], you’ve got to avoid hitting pedestrians. If you can’t do those three things, you shouldn’t be driving a car.” “If you can’t wear a mask and wash your hands and social distance, I’ve got no respect for you, man. 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