actor Mark Ruffaloknown for his political activism, he does not rule out the possibility of running for office one day.
“It’s not on my playing card right now, but who knows. I mean, you never say never,” Ruffalo, 58, said exclusively. Us Weekly on Friday, January 9, while attending the All the President’s Men benefit reading for the Stella Adler Foundation.
“I mean, I spent a lot of time in this world and acting, it’s for the people,” Ruffalo continued. “So I love the people and the politicians could be doing something good for the people.”
The Marvel star praised the current mayor of New York City Zohran Mamdaniwho ran as a Democratic Socialist and was sworn in on January 1, becoming the first major American politician to take the oath of office over a Koran.
“Seeing Mamdani win in New York really excited me about what’s possible in America right now,” Ruffalo said, before lamenting the oft-regurgitated political theme that change is too expensive or too time-consuming.
“They’re bulls***,” he continued. “And the people of America are suffering. If the people of America weren’t suffering, we wouldn’t be where we are right now. You know, it’s a failure for both sides. They’re completely captured by corporations, both sides. And it’s time for a new America that’s for the workers who were the majority of this country.”
Ruffalo, a strong critic of the current president donald trumphas been increasingly known for its political advocacy. In 2017, after Trump was first elected president of the United States, Ruffalo joined stars, directors and politicians alike in a protest outside Trump’s New York hotel the night before his inauguration.
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Getty Images“Mark Ruffalo, Alec Baldwin and myself will be holding a massive demonstration in New York in front of the Trump International Hotel this Thursday at 6pm! Come!” filmmaker Michael Moore shared via X, then Twitter, at the time. The documentary maker later retweeted an NBC News story that included other big names participating in the protest, including the then-Mayor of New York. Bill de Blasio, Rosie Perez and the reverend Al Sharpton.
Since then, Ruffalo has been outspoken about the war in Ukraine, the ongoing war in Gaza and the October 7 terrorist attacks, as well as the second Trump administration, immigration and more.
While the actor remains vague about his potential political career, one thing is certain: Ruffalo is spending his time enjoying HBO’s new hit. The Pittjust like the rest we.
“I’m a big fan of The Pitt!” he said we on Friday, adding that he believes the emergency personnel depicted in the series are “our heroes.”
“You know, we just got out of Covid. These people are our heroes,” he added. “They’re our frontline fighters. They literally do nothing doing this job. It’s so exciting. Like, you’re going to be a soldier, you’re going to work as a paramedic, you’re going to work in the ER or you’re going to be a reporter – they’re all very exciting things. As a kid, those are the things I wanted to do.”
Ruffalo continued, “And Noah Wyle He’s just a great talent and a beautiful guy, and the writing is great, and he’s got grit but he’s got heart too. That’s what I want: a heart and a pulse.”
While teasing Season 2 of his own hit series, taskRuffalo made it clear that he’s definitely mixing the professional with the political.
“Ethan is coming home, there may be a love story for Tom, and we’re going to be dealing with serious issues in America right now,” he said. we.