American - Actor | April 6, 1969 -
My parents raised me to treat people the way you would want to be treated and to be polite. Sometimes, when I get nervous or insecure, I might overcompensate and might not be totally true to what I am feeling inside. But I get nervous and maybe too smiley and polite.
Paul Rudd
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I grew up in the Midwest, where people seem to be friendly and nice to one another. There is less stress than in some of the other cities.
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I've been naked in a lot of my movies. There's something inherently funny about the naked male body, particularly mine.
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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.
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I think that I identify with my role in pretty much everything I have tried to do. I try to find something that I can understand about each character's behavior.
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I'm not actively seeking stardom. I just go to auditions, and I knock on wood.
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I'm, uh, not proud to say it - I play fantasy baseball. It's, like, the dorkiest thing ever.
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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.
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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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To try and sustain a performance is always a challenge. Anything you work on, to try and be real and show up and not look as if I'm playing pat to anything is always work.
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My definitions of comedy, drama, and straight man are all blurry for me. I don't think of it in those terms.
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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.
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