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Trying to find the story within the story was hard. Filmmaking is such a reductive process in a strange way and you keep whittling away to what is essential.

Mark Ruffalo

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Mark Ruffalo
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: November 22
Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
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Stage Actor
Television Actor
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Kenosha
Wisconsin
Mark Alan Ruffalo
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