Washington, June 5 -- Hollywood legend Tom Hanks has recently shared his thoughts on his daughter, EA Hanks's new memoir 'The 10: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road', which details painful memories of emotional and physical abuse by her mother, actress Samantha Lewes.

According to People magazine, during the red carpet premiere of his new film, The Phoenician Scheme, Hanks said he wasn't surprised by his daughter's decision to confront her past.

"I'm not surprised that my daughter had the wherewithal as well as the curiosity to examine this thing that I think she was incredibly honest about," Hanks said, adding that families often come from complex and "checkered, cracked lives," as quoted by People magazine.

Hanks, 68, further ackno...