Quotes by Mark Ruffalo

“Ive been able to hide behind the character in Eternal Sunshine . People dont recognize me from Collateral . But this feels more exposed.”

“I cant just Jim Carrey something like that, ... I dont have that kind of genius. So I went and hired a clown and we did isolating exercises, where one part of your body does one thing and another part does something else. And then, at 2 in the morning, after working on it for hours, I was lying down, and I thought, Oh my God, Ive got it now!”

“She was razzing me on the set, ... This movie will bring you up in the world - no more little independents for you.”

“The differences between us as actors, Reese and I, seem to play out between us in our parts, ... I come from doing a lot of theater and I like rehearsals, while Reese jumps straight in. Were unlikely romantic leads that work well together.”

“You get sick and s- goes wrong and youre bonked - you dont know where youre going to end up, how its gonna turn out, ... That sort of thing changes you, the way you live your life. It teaches you to take less and less for granted.”

“It was a bunch of young girls, ... They were standing in close proximity. I said, Hi. How are you? One of them asked (he puts on a high girly voice), Are you Matt from 13 Going on 30 ? They were nice and everything. But I usually like to be low-key and private.”

“I like doing the action and the romantic comedy stuff,”

“Sometimes I catch her looking at me a bit more amorously than usual. It certainly is the type of thing that doesnt hurt a love life. She keeps me in check when 13-year-old girls come running up to me.”

“Its not my favorite genre, generally, ... But I want to do it. I wanted to try my hand at it, because I was hearing around town, people saying that I couldnt do it. Mark Ruffalo cant do comedy. Mark Ruffalo cant be a romantic lead. And so I was like, Those are fighting words, my friend.”

“In the past 10 years since Ive been doing independents and occasionally a studio movie, studio movies are starting to look more like independents and independents are starting to look more like studio movies. Both of them see that they can make money. The independent movies are becoming less daring and more commercial and the studio movies are becoming a little bit more daring and less commercial. So its kinda a weird times.”

I think of marriage as a garden. You have to tend to it. Respect it, take care of it, feed it. Make sure everyone is getting the right amount of, um, sunlight.

What is happiness other than a negotiation between reality and your dreams? Its understanding that you give up something for something else. I feel like thats been how Ive been trying to be happy, although in my DNA theres more of a depressed person.

You really can have your dreams and at the same time have a family. But it has to be a really deliberate practice.

The problem to me is violence. Its not cool to kill somebody or hurt people.

Its a difficult undertaking. Ive been married for four years and I see this movie as a cautionary tale about people whove gone deeply out of communication.

I do readings at the public library. I just did a benefit scene night for my old acting teacher.

I woke up one morning with the knowledge that I had a brain tumor. It wasnt so much that I dreamt I had a brain tumor; it was like someone just poured the knowledge into my head. It wasnt like an image; it was just like knowing. It was so weird, which is why I paid attention.

Id never taken a job purely for money - I felt that would kill me - but I was afraid that I was heading that way. Then, my brother passing away was the final thing that kicked me over. It reminded me that life is short, and youd better do what you want while you have a chance.

After the brain tumor happened, I realized I love acting, Ive always loved it, I may never get a chance to do it again.

I ran to my marriage, I was happily ready to take on marriage.