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 like to disappear in the parts I play.
People use the Method as a shield; it shields them from being vulnerable. I hear all these young actors who are like, 'I'm Method, I'm gonna go live in the house, you know, I totally get it, I've done it, I've been there', but one thing I know is it kills spontaneity.
I like to think the movies that I've picked have something worthwhile to say. Something relevant.
Yeah, there's a tendency to get pigeonholed in Hollywood.
I don't want to feel like I'm stuck doing one-stock performances.
The working-class folks and the poor, and those normal people living their lives out in the world without the glitter and the fanfare. There is a lot to learn from them.
I don't know, one out of every two marriages ends up in divorce so there's a lot of great people out there who people aren't happy with.
I didn't really have any interest in producing anything.
Nothing anyone says in a bar is true.
It is a fact that our fresh water is becoming more scarce and that the new ways we are getting energy in America - fracking, mountaintop removal, cyclic steam extraction, deep-sea drilling - all pollute water, pollute the air, and pollute our soil and food.
Literally, I think I've quit acting three or four times, only for a few days. Maybe for a few weeks.
We are turning our grief into winnable actions.
For some reason, my whole life has been, 'You can't do this, you can't do that.
It is a fact that, today, up to seven million people a year are dying from fossil fuel pollution.