There is something about growing up in the Midwest that gives a different kind of sensibility. But if I'm feeling insecure, the smiles and politeness get upped a notch, and maybe that isn't totally reflective of how I'm feeling on the inside.

Paul Rudd

Puberty hit me pretty hard. All of a sudden, I woke up, and I had really curly hair.

Paul Rudd

Humor is the most important thing in life. It trumps everything else, and it's the only thing that helps me deal with everything else.

Paul Rudd

My parents raised me to treat people the way you would want to be treated and to be polite. Sometimes, when I get nervous or insecure, I might overcompensate and might not be totally true to what I am feeling inside. But I get nervous and maybe too smiley and polite.

Paul Rudd

I treasure laughs more than anything; they've helped me in life the most.

Paul Rudd

Anybody that's going on a road trip and doesn't really want to get into a myriad of snacks is probably no one you want to get in the car with.

Paul Rudd

Even more than getting married or having kids, I found losing a parent is what thrusts you into adulthood. For me it was. That was when the Earth tilted on its axis, and there was a paradigm shift, and I felt like a different person.

Paul Rudd

'Anchorman' was never supposed to be a popular, like, hit movie. That movie was a cheap movie - it felt like we were working on a weird independent comedy in a way.

Paul Rudd

For a while, I tried to masquerade as somewhat of a hippie because I was under the impression that was the kind of guy girls would like. I was pretty unsuccessful because I liked the idea of camping more than actually camping. I did go to a Grateful Dead concert, but I was pretty bored.

Paul Rudd

I used to love, love Steve Martin. I still do... I would get these albums, and I would just listen to them all the time. I would stand in my room and pretend that I was delivering his comedy routine... And I don't know if that planted any kind of seed, but I wasn't raised going to the theatre.

Paul Rudd

I'm sure that my wanting to be an actor had to do with a need for approval.

Paul Rudd

I have trouble with long-term things. I tend to get obsessed with stuff and then move on. Roles, songs, video games. That's why I was afraid of marriage. Because it was like a lifelong game of 'Madden.'

Paul Rudd

I think there's something great and generic about goldfish. They're everybody's first pet.

Paul Rudd

I went through a phase where I thought it was really funny to make pratfalls in very crowded places. I jumped out of a moving car once, for a laugh. That was a mistake.

Paul Rudd

It's insane but it's a great insane.

Paul Rudd

I've been friends with Elizabeth Banks since 'Wet Hot American Summer.'

Paul Rudd

My sister was born a couple years after I was, and I realized that I wasn't getting enough attention, as much attention as I used to before she showed up, and then I learned pretty early on that if I could do a silly dance or make grown-ups laugh, then the attention would come back to me, and I would be accepted.

Paul Rudd

There is something about growing up in the Midwest that gives a different kind of sensibility. But if I'm feeling insecure, the smiles and politeness get upped a notch, and maybe that isn't totally reflective of how I'm feeling on the inside.

Paul Rudd

I know a lot about the Titanic. My dad was a Titanic expert.

Paul Rudd

I love straight guys that seem gay. I'm a little like that.

Paul Rudd

You can make a lot of mistakes with hair because it grows back.

Paul Rudd