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RubenV.Nepales interviews
actorPaulRuddandfinds
the leadingman is justas
easygoingandapproachable
asheseems
PaulRudd, the46-year-old
NewJerseynativeand star
of recentblockbuster hit
Ant-Man,
iseverybit as
charismaticandaffable in
personashe isonscreen.
Duringan interviewat
WaltDisneyStudios in
Burbank,California, the
devoted familymanwas
smiling, jokingandplayful
—atonepoint standingup
andpointingat hisbehind
to spiceupananecdote—
whilediscussingeverything
from
Ant-Man
training to
fatherhood.
Howdidyouget inshape
for
Ant-Man?
I took to the trainingpretty
rigorously. Imadefitness,
nutritionand training the
focusofmyday. Iwouldeat
very specific foodsat very
specific times. Iworkedon
weightswitha trainer, and
didcardioonmyown. I also
workedwithagymnast to
learn tumbling, flipsand that
kindof thing.
I enjoyed the routineof it,
but it alsohelpedme feel the
part a lotmore. I felt a lot less
likean impostor. Iwouldn’t
have felt comfortable in that
suit, playing thispart, if I
didn’t feel like Iwas in shape.
As soonas I startedwaking
upat about 6.30 in the
morningand feelinggreat, it
made it a lot easier. Starting
offwasa little tough, but
once I got in thegroove I
liked it.
Isthisthebestshapeyou
haveeverbeen in?
Byamile; not evenclose.
Iwas44when I started
training, just apup [
laughs
],
but theguywhowas training
mewas50andhe is likea
professional bodybuilder.You
canget in shapeat anyage; if
youare focused, drivenenough
andyou stick to it, youcandoa
lotmore thanyoumight think.
Areyoukeepingthe
trainingup?
Yeah, asmuchas I can.What I
wasdoing for about ayear and
ahalf isprobably impossible to
sustain for life, but I have tried to
stickwith it asmuchaspossible. I
still trainandworkwitha trainer; I
still try toeat right.Occasionally
Iwill still havea single-malt
