Sam Brigger

Well, he made a good decision casting you.

Well, he made a good decision casting you.

Great performance.

Great performance.

Great performance.

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 –

to really get through it, but it took a while. And like, it just must've been, I mean, obviously it's a terrible thing to happen in your life, but just in terms of your career, like that must've been so discouraging because like here you are just breaking out and then your body just shuts it all down. Like, did that experience make you forever like suspicious of success? Like,

to really get through it, but it took a while. And like, it just must've been, I mean, obviously it's a terrible thing to happen in your life, but just in terms of your career, like that must've been so discouraging because like here you are just breaking out and then your body just shuts it all down. Like, did that experience make you forever like suspicious of success? Like,

to really get through it, but it took a while. And like, it just must've been, I mean, obviously it's a terrible thing to happen in your life, but just in terms of your career, like that must've been so discouraging because like here you are just breaking out and then your body just shuts it all down. Like, did that experience make you forever like suspicious of success? Like,

You might be good now, but you don't know what's coming around the corner.

You might be good now, but you don't know what's coming around the corner.

You might be good now, but you don't know what's coming around the corner.

Yeah, well, I was actually really interested in that particular aspect of this because, like, as we said, you know, there's some spiritual searchers in your family, right? Like, your grandmother became an evangelist after being Catholic, right? Your father joined the Baha'i religion. Like did this experience sort of alter the way you thought about spirituality or like even the soul or identity?

Yeah, well, I was actually really interested in that particular aspect of this because, like, as we said, you know, there's some spiritual searchers in your family, right? Like, your grandmother became an evangelist after being Catholic, right? Your father joined the Baha'i religion. Like did this experience sort of alter the way you thought about spirituality or like even the soul or identity?

Yeah, well, I was actually really interested in that particular aspect of this because, like, as we said, you know, there's some spiritual searchers in your family, right? Like, your grandmother became an evangelist after being Catholic, right? Your father joined the Baha'i religion. Like did this experience sort of alter the way you thought about spirituality or like even the soul or identity?

That's what I learned. Well, it's been a real pleasure speaking with you. Mark Ruffalo, thanks so much for coming on the show.

That's what I learned. Well, it's been a real pleasure speaking with you. Mark Ruffalo, thanks so much for coming on the show.

That's what I learned. Well, it's been a real pleasure speaking with you. Mark Ruffalo, thanks so much for coming on the show.