Sam Brigger

This is Fresh Air. Our guest is actor Mark Ruffalo, who was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in the film Poor Things. How did you get into acting? Is that something you felt good at right away? Did it come easy naturally to you?

That sounds like a very vulnerable moment for you.

That sounds like a very vulnerable moment for you.

That sounds like a very vulnerable moment for you.

Yeah. At some point you decided to make a go of it, right? Like you must have been getting some encouragement from her and then from other people to sort of get you to take a chance and to move to L.A. eventually.

Yeah. At some point you decided to make a go of it, right? Like you must have been getting some encouragement from her and then from other people to sort of get you to take a chance and to move to L.A. eventually.

Yeah. At some point you decided to make a go of it, right? Like you must have been getting some encouragement from her and then from other people to sort of get you to take a chance and to move to L.A. eventually.

Was Stella Adler teaching there when you were there?

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.