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DON’TGETANTSY
PAULRUDDRETURNSAS
ANT-MAN IN
CAPTAINAMERICA:CIVILWAR,
LANDING INTHEATERS INMAY2016.
PHOTOBYGETTY IMAGES (HOLLYWOODWALKOFFAME)
“Idon’tthinkIamadarkperson
bynature;Iamanoptimistic
personbynature.Itryand live
thatway…”
i
Clockwise from left: Paul incharacter asScottLang in
Ant-Man;
ina scene
withMichaelDouglas; Paul andhis familyposewithhis star on theHollywood
WalkofFame
scotch [
laughs
] and Iwill
havea fewcarbs, but I never
stray too far from thediet in
caseMarvel callsand says,
“Weneedyou for
Captain
America3
.”
Sinceyou’re inthe
bestshapenow,doyou
still thinkthatthere is
something inherently
funnyaboutthenaked
malebody,asyousaid
once inan interview?
I think the things that are
supposedly taboo, the things
youarenot supposed to
say, in the rightmoment can
bepretty funny, andmaybe
there is just something
inherently funnyabout a
butt.When I thinkabout
The40-Year-OldVirgin,
pullingmypantsdownand
putting thecamera so that it
was just all over the screen…
it just seems silly-looking
[
standsup topoint athis
behind
].
Howdidyourwifeand
familyreacttoyournew,
buffbody?
Mywifewould seemeevery
day, butover time itwould
be like, “Ohwow!” Iwould
leanover and she’d say, “I
can seeyourwhatever that
is, I can see it now, likeyour
lats.” I learned things like
latsanddelts.Myclothes
startedfittingdifferently.
Mywifewasalways
encouraging.
One time, she scratched
mybackand said, “There’s
nomorecushion.”There’s
usuallyabitof acushion;
there’snocushionnow.As
far ashowmy familywas
supportive,wewouldgo
out todinner and theyknew
that Iwasn’tgoing toeat
anything. Iwouldget aplate
of asparagus, andmy treat
wasclub soda.
KevinFeige(producer)
toldmethatoneofthe
reasonswhyMarvel
choseyou isthatyouare
extremely likeableand
charismatic.A lotofguys
wanttobeyourbro.Have
youalwaysbeen likethat?
Thankyou for saying that.
I grewup in theMidwest,
inKansasCity, andwhen I
goback I see thatpeople
arevery friendlyand that
theyarenice tooneanother.
There is less stress than in
someother cities.Myparents
raisedme to treatpeople the
wayyouwouldwant tobe
treated, and tobepolite.
Sometimes,when I get
nervousor insecure, Imight
overcompensateandnotbe
totally true towhat I am really
feeling inside. I get nervous,
so Imaybeget too smiley
andpolite.
I don’t think I amadark
personbynature; I aman
optimisticpersonbynature.
I tryand live thatway. I have
darkmoods likeanybodyelse,
though, sowatchyourself
[
pretends tobeangryandpoints
afinger atme
].
Howareyourkidsand
what’syour life likeat
home?
They’re thebest thing inmy
life; I am soclose to them.My
daughter isfiveandmy son
is 10.Theyhavenever seen
anything I haveeverdone.Well,
thismovie (
Ant-Man
) is the
firstone thatmy sonhas seen;
mydaughter is still a little too
young .
Theyknowwhat I do, but I
haveahome life. I am theirdad
and this ismy job.This is the
firstmovieofwhichmy son’s
friendsareaware.He isviewing
thisdifferently toanythingelse I
haveeverdone.
Whatdoyou liketodo in
yourdowntime?
I playwithmykids.My son is
reallygetting into sports.He
loved football, andnowhe’s
reallygotten into international
soccer, so last night,when I
got home,wegotoutsideand
kickeda soccerball for awhile.
Withmydaughter, sheand I
will siton thefloor andplaya
cardgamecalledRat-a-TatCat,
where shebringsoutprincesses
andadoll house.
