Mark Ruffalo Hates The Hulk Suit

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🗓️ 31 December 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Ruffalo played a debauched cad in Yorgos Lanthimos' bawdy, dark comedy Poor Things. It was a big departure from his previous work playing real people in dramas like Spotlight or Foxcatcher, or as the Incredible Hulk in the Marvel movies. The Oscar-nominated actor spoke with Sam Briger about these roles, how he got his start in acting, and how a brain tumor changed his life.

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0:00.0	What's in store for the music, TV, and film industries for 2025? We don't know, but we're making
0:06.6	some fun, bold predictions for the new year. Listen now to the Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast from NPR.
0:13.7	This is Fresh Air. I'm Terry Gross. We're continuing our end of the year series, featuring a few of the
0:19.9	24 interviews we've particularly enjoyed.
0:22.9	On this episode, we have an interview with Mark Ruffalo.
0:26.2	This year, he was nominated for an Oscar in the best-supporting actor category for his role in the movie, Poor Things, directed by Jorgos Lanthamos.
0:35.4	He spoke with our producer, Sam Brigger, in February, about that role and his career.
0:40.4	Here's Sam.
0:41.5	In Poor Things, Mark Ruffalo plays a character described in the movie as a cad and a rake.
0:47.2	His name is Duncan Wedderburn, and he seduces Emma Stone's character, Bella Baxter,
0:51.8	to run away from her home and fiancé and have an adventure
0:55.4	with him in Lisbon. Let's hear a scene.
0:58.7	You're a prisoner, and I aim to free you. Something in you. Some hungry being, hungry for
1:07.4	experience, freedom, touch, see the unknown and know it.
1:11.6	So why am I here, you ask?
1:15.6	I'm going to Lisbon on Friday. I'd like you to come.
1:18.6	Lisbon of Portugal.
1:20.6	That is Lisbon I speak of.
1:23.6	God never allow it.
1:26.6	That's why I'm not asking him. God never allow it.
1:30.3	So I'm not asking him.
1:33.3	I'm asking you.
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