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" Whatever I'm working on, the character I'm playing tends to slowly bleed into my own real life. Not in any kind of creepy, Method actor-y kind of way - it's just an innate kind of merging. "

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Now

Laugh

Friends

" I think I used comedy as a mechanism: if I could make the other kids laugh, I wouldn't get beaten up or teased as much. "

" Willie Nelson is the perfect person, it seems to me, to think about. Because something tells me that he operates on his own frequency. "

" 'Anchorman' was never supposed to be a popular, like, hit movie. That movie was a cheap movie - it felt like we were working on a weird independent comedy in a way. "

" To me, some of the funniest movies would be probably categorized in the dramatic genre, and likewise, some of the most dramatic films, or films that have the most dramatic moments, are in comedies. "

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

" Looking back, I'm really happy with the choices I've made in my career. I know for a fact I could be wealthier. Who knows, maybe I could be more successful, maybe not. I don't know. But just about every single thing I've ever done I've gone into with the right intentions, and that goes a long way. "

" It's not often that you get to play somebody that has absolutely no cynicism or is not judgmental in any way. "

" I hated 'Top Gun.' "

" I laugh much more during takes than I do during real life. Maybe because you're not supposed to. I've ruined many takes because I will lose it. "

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

" I can, and do, walk the street. No one bothers me or anything, because most people wouldn't know who I am. "

" At my core, I'm a Midwesterner. "

Paul Rudd

Core

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

" Even more than getting married or having kids, I found losing a parent is what thrusts you into adulthood. For me it was. That was when the Earth tilted on its axis, and there was a paradigm shift, and I felt like a different person. "

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Earth

Parent

" I've been friends with Elizabeth Banks since 'Wet Hot American Summer.' "

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

" I love straight guys that seem gay. I'm a little like that. "

Paul Rudd

Gay

Seem

" I think there's something great and generic about goldfish. They're everybody's first pet. "

" If someone made fun of me, I'd be bummed out. But I'd play it like I thought it was hilarious. "

" Tea has always been a big thing in my life. And I'm not talking about Liptons with lemon or iced tea, or any of that nonsense. Has to be hot PG Tips with milk. "

" Embarrassment and awkward situations are not foreign things to me. "

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Embarrassment

Awkward

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

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Insane

Great

" Fear is what makes comedy funny. "

" I'd like to do something dramatic or a different kind of role, but I tend not to separate comedy and drama all that much. "

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

" My wife is very stealth-funny. She'll come out with something when I'm not expecting it, and it'll just kill me. "

" 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. "

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Myself

Doing

" Growing up, I was certainly drawn to comedy, but my goal was just to be as well-rounded an actor as possible. I really liked Daniel Day-Lewis, and I thought, 'Oh, he's a good guy to try and emulate.' "

" I do like the idea that tomorrow I might find out that I'm going to be doing something that is completely unknowable today. I think it forces you to live in the moment in a very good way. "