After 22 years, Connor Ratliff finally got a chance to confrontTom Hanksabout being fired fromBand of Brothers.
“Let me first take full responsibility for doing this to you.
“I was aghast.

Tom Hanks and Conner Ratliff on the podcast ‘Dead Eyes.'.Hannah Szalay
I actually got chilled.
My heart rate skyrocketed and I said, I did …
I did what?”

Band of Brothers on HBO.Everett Collection
“In the inner sanctum of whatever this casting session was onBand of Brothers…
I could’ve said, “He’s too short and slight …
It’s not quotable there.
It’s off the record.”
When the comedian showed Hanks his old headshot, the Oscar-winner said, “These are not dead eyes.
Can I just say that right now from this 8x10 black and white.”