Sam Brigger

This is Fresh Air. I'm Sam Brigger. One of our favorite interviews from the year was with our guest Mark Ruffalo. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film Poor Things. Some of his other movies include Spotlight, Foxcatcher, The Kids Are Alright, Zodiac, and You Can Count on Me. He's also played the Incredible Hulk in many Marvel movies and TV shows.

This is Fresh Air. I'm Sam Brigger. One of our favorite interviews from the year was with our guest Mark Ruffalo. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film Poor Things. Some of his other movies include Spotlight, Foxcatcher, The Kids Are Alright, Zodiac, and You Can Count on Me. He's also played the Incredible Hulk in many Marvel movies and TV shows.

This is Fresh Air. I'm Sam Brigger. One of our favorite interviews from the year was with our guest Mark Ruffalo. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film Poor Things. Some of his other movies include Spotlight, Foxcatcher, The Kids Are Alright, Zodiac, and You Can Count on Me. He's also played the Incredible Hulk in many Marvel movies and TV shows.

Mark, to prepare for this interview, I watched a lot of your films, and I watched this trio of films that you did, which are all based on historical events. There's actually some sort of similarity between them. This is Zodiac, Foxcatcher, and Spotlight. And I read that for two of those movies, the people you were portraying were still alive, and you –

Mark, to prepare for this interview, I watched a lot of your films, and I watched this trio of films that you did, which are all based on historical events. There's actually some sort of similarity between them. This is Zodiac, Foxcatcher, and Spotlight. And I read that for two of those movies, the people you were portraying were still alive, and you –

Mark, to prepare for this interview, I watched a lot of your films, and I watched this trio of films that you did, which are all based on historical events. There's actually some sort of similarity between them. This is Zodiac, Foxcatcher, and Spotlight. And I read that for two of those movies, the people you were portraying were still alive, and you –

Got to spend time with them, got to know them. And this was Dave Tosky, who was one of the detectives investigating the Zodiac killings. And then for Spotlight, you spent time with one of the reporters who was investigating the sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, Mike Resendiz.

Got to spend time with them, got to know them. And this was Dave Tosky, who was one of the detectives investigating the Zodiac killings. And then for Spotlight, you spent time with one of the reporters who was investigating the sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, Mike Resendiz.

Got to spend time with them, got to know them. And this was Dave Tosky, who was one of the detectives investigating the Zodiac killings. And then for Spotlight, you spent time with one of the reporters who was investigating the sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, Mike Resendiz.

So when you're portraying a historical figure, an actual person, how much of an effort do you make to try to be as much like them as possible? Let's stick with Mike Rezende. How much time did you spend with him?

So when you're portraying a historical figure, an actual person, how much of an effort do you make to try to be as much like them as possible? Let's stick with Mike Rezende. How much time did you spend with him?

So when you're portraying a historical figure, an actual person, how much of an effort do you make to try to be as much like them as possible? Let's stick with Mike Rezende. How much time did you spend with him?

What were some of the mannerisms that you saw that you tried to emulate in your performance?

What were some of the mannerisms that you saw that you tried to emulate in your performance?

What were some of the mannerisms that you saw that you tried to emulate in your performance?

Mark, I wanted to ask you a little bit about your childhood. It sounds like your family moved around a bit, like you were born in Wisconsin, but then you spent some time in Virginia and then California, right? That's right. I think your family was Catholic, but it sounds like there were some active seekers of religion in the household. Is that correct? Yeah.

Mark, I wanted to ask you a little bit about your childhood. It sounds like your family moved around a bit, like you were born in Wisconsin, but then you spent some time in Virginia and then California, right? That's right. I think your family was Catholic, but it sounds like there were some active seekers of religion in the household. Is that correct? Yeah.

Mark, I wanted to ask you a little bit about your childhood. It sounds like your family moved around a bit, like you were born in Wisconsin, but then you spent some time in Virginia and then California, right? That's right. I think your family was Catholic, but it sounds like there were some active seekers of religion in the household. Is that correct? Yeah.

Well, you actually were saved by the televangelist Jimmy Swigert, right? I was. Was that on TV? No.

Well, you actually were saved by the televangelist Jimmy Swigert, right? I was. Was that on TV? No.