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" I grew up in a lot of different places, mostly in Kansas, I really started thinking seriously about acting in high school; I just did it better than most of the other activities in school. "

Paul Rudd

High School

School

Thinking

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Name

Say

" I treasure laughs more than anything; they've helped me in life the most. "

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Treasure

Life

" I'm, uh, not proud to say it - I play fantasy baseball. It's, like, the dorkiest thing ever. "

" All I really wanted to be was a working actor. "

" I have trouble with long-term things. I tend to get obsessed with stuff and then move on. Roles, songs, video games. That's why I was afraid of marriage. Because it was like a lifelong game of 'Madden.' "

" There is something about growing up in the Midwest that gives a different kind of sensibility. But if I'm feeling insecure, the smiles and politeness get upped a notch, and maybe that isn't totally reflective of how I'm feeling on the inside. "

Paul Rudd

Growing

Feeling

" Growing up, if I had been given any advice - bad or good - I probably wouldn't have been able to act on it regardless. I wasn't shy, but I'd get nervous. I got a little more confident later in high school when I realized I could get girls to pay attention to me by making them laugh. "

" I've hitchhiked - it is 'hitchhiked,' and not 'hitchedhike' like 'passersby,' right? - a couple of times, but only in emergency situations, and that's really the time that it's okay to hitchhike. "

Paul Rudd

Right

Time

" What's weird is that anybody can write anything, and once it goes online, it's permanent. My very first biography on IMDb, which was written by a manager I had at the time, was not true. "

" Sometimes I think I'm funny. But then sometimes I see myself, and I think, 'There's somebody trying to be funny.' "

" My definitions of comedy, drama, and straight man are all blurry for me. I don't think of it in those terms. "

" There are so many really good comedians, and I would never be as good as they are. It's not my calling. "

" I've been naked in a lot of my movies. There's something inherently funny about the naked male body, particularly mine. "

" I try not to think of myself in any category, and I don't ever really try to imagine myself competing with another actor. I just know I want to do the things that I would want to see, and I know the things that turn me on, whether it's on the stage, or it's a play or a film. I just kind of want to keep doing my own thing. "

Paul Rudd

Myself

Doing

" Who knows what critics are thinking? I know that you make more of a name for yourself, make more of an interesting review, if you're kind of mean-spirited. "

" You can make a lot of mistakes with hair because it grows back. "

" I am so appreciative I have been able to continue not only doing something I love, but working on movies I've loved. "

" The truth is, there are so many terrific places in New York because it's the greatest city in the world, and there are so many fascinating places to see that, frankly, it's humbling. "

" I don't have an agenda where I do a comedy and say, 'I have to do a drama next,' or 'I am looking for an action movie now.' "

" I'm not that nice - it's one of those things that reveals itself over time. You could talk to people who know me well; they could give you a laundry list. Except they probably wouldn't because they're petrified. "

" It's insane but it's a great insane. "

Paul Rudd

Insane

Great

" Personally - and I don't mean to brag - my jokes have been falling flat for most of my life. "

" I went through a phase where I thought it was really funny to make pratfalls in very crowded places. I jumped out of a moving car once, for a laugh. That was a mistake. "

" Nothing is ever cut-and-dried. There's anguish behind everything. "

" I'm not actively seeking stardom. I just go to auditions, and I knock on wood. "

Paul Rudd

Stardom

Just

" Amy Poehler, Amy Sedaris - they're both genius. "

" Puberty hit me pretty hard. All of a sudden, I woke up, and I had really curly hair. "

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Curly

Woke

" Humor is the most important thing in life. It trumps everything else, and it's the only thing that helps me deal with everything else. "

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Everything

Life