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
I have a bag full of stuff that I give to people when they come to my house.
Tom McCarthy said to me, 'Buddy, you got an Oscar nomination through that haircut! That's the real feat, man.'
Actors, you kind of have these ebbs and flows. These moments where you're in your glory - where you're really cracking - and moments where you're not.
I didn't like the distance between my family and myself that I was experiencing from having to work all the time.
I like extremes. I like to change things up and keep from getting complacent or stale.
I try to do the things that speak to me in one way or another, and sometimes I'm even drastic.
I'd never seen anyone do a rebuttal review to some of the reviews.
Some of my favorite scenes aren't in the movie. Because you, at some point, realize that your responsibility as director is purely to the story. It's not to your pleasure.
My first cut was three hours and 17 minutes. And then I just became very shrewd about the editing.
Most great parts for guys in wheelchairs tend to go to actors who walk.
I love acting and I love it in all its different manifestations.
I come from the theatre where there are no boundaries to the style you're doing; you're doing Molière, then you're doing Chekhov and then you're doing Arthur Miller in a season and no-one bats an eye.
Renewable energy fits well into the conservative mindset by allowing competition into the energy markets so that consumers have choice. The system as it is, with big utilities monopolizing the energy playing field or fossil fuel energy being given massive subsidies so that they are on a kind of corporate welfare, is the antithesis of conservative principles.
Studio movies are looking more like independent movies and independent movies are looking more like studio movies, and I think cinema is better now because of it.