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Some of my favorite scenes aren't in the movie. Because you, at some point, realize that your responsibility as director is purely to the story. It's not to your pleasure.
Mark Ruffalo
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Mark Ruffalo
Age: 56
Born: 1967
Born: November 22
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Mark Alan Ruffalo
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