What makes you angry?
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Selfishness…
If youre not yelling at your kids, youre not spending enough time with them.
I try not to let that get the better of me.
Greedy, selfish people.
Corrupt institutions make me very angry.
But isnt Hollywood a greedy institution?
And that makes me angry.
Has there been much talk of a sequel toThe Avengersyet?
Or any other Marvel movies?
Depending on how well the movie does, I think.
I signed up for six.
I think in any order they want.
If they want me to do six Hulks, sure.
So youre locked in?
Things would have to go pretty darn well for them to do six Hulks.
It has an obsolescence built into it.
I have a feeling theyre going to get sick of me before I end up doing six pictures.
If I do do all six pictures, then itll be like my day job.
Itll be a way to know that I have a consistent income for the next six years.
They have a pretty good track record, so Im not too worried about doing something thats too crappy.
[knocks on coffee table] Thats me knocking on wood!
But isnt signing six movie contracts an aspect of that big, greedy Hollywood institution?
You said youve come to terms with that.
What was the point of realisation for you?
Theres the business side of things, then theres the artistic side.
And theyre not the same.
But you could easily mistake them.
But just because I pay them to do it… Im still running the show.
And that attitude adjustment plays itself out subtly, or not so subtly.
But since then I have been much happier with acting and the business side.
I dropped out for two years.
I spent that time with my little children, their really formative years.
And moved away from Hollywood and totally restructured my life.
Those are two really great actors, and great Banners.
And people love them.
And the fans have a lot of expectations from that role, and they love the Hulk.
And Ive never had a performance so badly reviewed even before I shot a single frame.
Id be the first actor playing both the Hulk and Banner.
And so that alone was like, okay, thatll be mine.
And its really a continuation of those other Banners.
Were just picking up where Ed left off.
Hes an older Banner now, hes been on the run longer.
That guy is barely awake, hows he going to be pissed off as the Hulk?
[laughs] Norton Norton Norton What The Fuck Ruffalo.
It was pretty brutal, I have to say.
It definitely hurt my feelings.
[laughs]
Did that spur you on?
Or encourage you to prove them wrong?
It actually scared me.
It made me really insecure.
I felt totally out of place.
But, I realised that everything that I was feeling was pretty much really good for Banner.
So I want to thank those fans for being so hard on me!
