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

Also, stick around. Don't lose your heart, just keep going, keep at it.
Mark Ruffalo

And my mother caught wind of this. She never had really tried to guide my career or really had any say in my life as an adult, but this was the one time she said she would never speak to me again if I quit acting.
Mark Ruffalo

As we're bombarded with the imagery that we are and now, post 9-11, it's hard not to get hardened by the world and the amount of violence that's allowed to be shown to kids these days.
Mark Ruffalo

But in my heart of hearts, this is the kind of thing... this is what everyone is struggling with in their lives - relationships and family. To me, it's always an interesting area to mine. I'm drawn to it.
Mark Ruffalo

But, the relationships that I see work - As long as they're telling the truth, and saying the things that you don't ever want to have to say to another human being.
Mark Ruffalo

Certainly, it's very easy to fall in love with cash. If you're going to make all your decisions based on cash, you're going to have a pretty naffy career.
Mark Ruffalo

Commercials that are geared towards kids. I think they should just, like, wipe them out.
Mark Ruffalo

Do theater. Because you'll develop a craft that you'll always have. It'll give you a chance to really learn how to act and you won't go into the world with a few measly tricks that will only carry you so far.
Mark Ruffalo

For some reason, my whole life has been, 'You can't do this, you can't do that.'
Mark Ruffalo


I always like having kid energy around. I think it's good for a movie, even when you're doing dramatic stuff.
Mark Ruffalo

I became an actor so I didn't have to be myself.
Mark Ruffalo

I come from a traditional theater background.
Mark Ruffalo

I didn't really have any interest in producing anything.
Mark Ruffalo

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

I don't know, one out of every two marriages ends up in divorce so there's a lot of great people out there who people aren't happy with.
Mark Ruffalo

I don't like this idea of Method. I come from that school, but what I was taught was that it's your imagination. You do your homework, and you use your imagination.
Mark Ruffalo

I don't want to feel like I'm stuck doing one-stock performances.
Mark Ruffalo

I enjoyed growing up part of my life in Virginia Beach. We had the ocean and the beach and a beautiful landscape. We were outdoors all the time and we played outside.
Mark Ruffalo

I had to work on a Marlin boat, like gutting fish, like as the bait boy.
Mark Ruffalo