The exact line spoken by actor Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump in the film is: "My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." In a separate scene, the ...

Some famous movie lines linger for decades. Forrest Gump’s “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get,” definitely did. It didn’t need clever turns of phrase or big ...

In the 1994 film "Forrest Gump," the main character says, "Life was like a box of chocolates," not "Life is like a box of chocolates." The exact line spoken by actor Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump in the ...

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In the 1994 film "Forrest Gump," the main character says, "Life was like a box of chocolates," not "Life is like a box of chocolates." Rating: True (About this rating?) Context: The exact line spoken ...