Sam Brigger
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Was Stella Adler teaching there when you were there?
Was Stella Adler teaching there when you were there?
If you're just joining us, we're speaking with actor Mark Ruffalo. More after a break. This is Fresh Air.
If you're just joining us, we're speaking with actor Mark Ruffalo. More after a break. This is Fresh Air.
If you're just joining us, we're speaking with actor Mark Ruffalo. More after a break. This is Fresh Air.
This is Fresh Air. Our guest is actor Mark Ruffalo, who was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in the movie Poor Things. So your big break was the 2000 Kenneth Lonergan movie, You Can Count on Me, which I watched again this week. It's such a terrific movie. You play Terry. You've got a sister, Sammy, who's played by Laura Linney. And you guys were orphaned early in life.
This is Fresh Air. Our guest is actor Mark Ruffalo, who was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in the movie Poor Things. So your big break was the 2000 Kenneth Lonergan movie, You Can Count on Me, which I watched again this week. It's such a terrific movie. You play Terry. You've got a sister, Sammy, who's played by Laura Linney. And you guys were orphaned early in life.
This is Fresh Air. Our guest is actor Mark Ruffalo, who was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in the movie Poor Things. So your big break was the 2000 Kenneth Lonergan movie, You Can Count on Me, which I watched again this week. It's such a terrific movie. You play Terry. You've got a sister, Sammy, who's played by Laura Linney. And you guys were orphaned early in life.
Your parents die in a car crash. So what did you think of this character when you read the script? He's often a jerk, but he's also a pretty good guy. And and tries to do the right thing a lot. And he's just been damaged by this awful tragedy when he was a kid.
Your parents die in a car crash. So what did you think of this character when you read the script? He's often a jerk, but he's also a pretty good guy. And and tries to do the right thing a lot. And he's just been damaged by this awful tragedy when he was a kid.
Your parents die in a car crash. So what did you think of this character when you read the script? He's often a jerk, but he's also a pretty good guy. And and tries to do the right thing a lot. And he's just been damaged by this awful tragedy when he was a kid.
Well, he made a good decision casting you.
Well, he made a good decision casting you.
Well, he made a good decision casting you.
This is your big break, and you start getting asked to do a lot of roles. But then everything just – you have to go on halt. You've talked about this a bunch, but you were diagnosed with a brain tumor, which turned out to be benign. You had to have this operation. You had to deal with all these side effects. You had to do all this rehabilitation. I mean, fortunately, you were able to –
This is your big break, and you start getting asked to do a lot of roles. But then everything just – you have to go on halt. You've talked about this a bunch, but you were diagnosed with a brain tumor, which turned out to be benign. You had to have this operation. You had to deal with all these side effects. You had to do all this rehabilitation. I mean, fortunately, you were able to –
This is your big break, and you start getting asked to do a lot of roles. But then everything just – you have to go on halt. You've talked about this a bunch, but you were diagnosed with a brain tumor, which turned out to be benign. You had to have this operation. You had to deal with all these side effects. You had to do all this rehabilitation. I mean, fortunately, you were able to –