Mark Ruffalo
Mark Ruffalo
Mark Alan Ruffalo is an American actor, director, humanitarian, social activist, and film producer. He made his screen debut in an episode of CBS Summer Playhouse, followed by minor film roles. He was part of the original cast of This Is Our Youth, for which he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. Following was his roles in 13 Going on 30, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Zodiac, and What Doesn't Kill You. In 2010, he starred in the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth22 November 1967
CityKenosha, WI
CountryUnited States of America
Even if my movies weren't big blockbusters, directors generally liked me, so they would fight for me.
Artists have always been the front line; that's part of our responsibility. But a lot of the big actors come out, they get slammed, and then they retreat.
It's a point of pride that no one would treat me any differently because I'm an actor than if I was a gardener.
I have a carpool with a corrections officer and a construction worker. My kids get to see that we're not segregated based on wealth or standing. It's very cool.
I got into acting because I wanted to act and I love acting. That's my true north: to be creative and to be challenged in what I love to do.
I grew up on Lake Michigan during the PCB explosion, and I remember seeing the sick, dead fish with tumors, the weird deformed seagulls, the scum and the filth floating. We couldn't go swimming.
I think people ought to realize that if you're doing investigative reporting, you're putting something on your newspaper or on your website that no one can get anywhere else, and theoretically at least, that should make people subscribe.
That was an interesting aspect: to go to war with the Church to fight for the very thing that the Church was meant to give to people
My kids get very upset with me when I leave to do film work, but they have a lot of patience with me when I leave to do environmental work.
Climate change is the greatest threat to our existence in our short history on this planet. Nobody's going to buy their way out of its effects.
The biggest industry hoax is that the United States can't move to renewable energy now. It's a lie.
When you have to fight for the things you love, you have to measure the value of those things in ways you may not in any other way.
Climate change is not going away. It will only get more extreme and more dangerous with time. There is no hiding from it. Yes, those living in poverty today will be hit first and the hardest, but we are all going to feel it and see it. We already are.
A leader in America or anyone who says they truly care about this nation without taking some kind of action is either a liar or insane. In either case, they are unfit to lead.