paulruddx
Hey, knuckleheads. Bobby Newport, here. I’m just like you. You know, my dad said if I run for city council, I’ll win. Please don’t make a liar out my dad. Vote for me!
2015 MOVIE LIST: They Came Together (2014)“Well, it’s kind of a corny, romantic comedy kind of story.”
get to know me: favorite movies → wet hot american summer (2001)

I know if I’m writing something, or if I’m acting in something, and it seems as though I’m going to deal with anything that might be kind of serious or emotional or vulnerable, it’s not uncommon to pepper it with a few jokes. I really do think that that makes it more moving. Because that’s how I would deal with my own insecurities and my own vulnerabilities. If something tragic happened in your life, you make the most off-color joke about it. I do that kind of stuff.
GROWING UP MY FAMILY MOVED AROUND THE STATES FREQUENTLY. IT JUST BECAME THE NORM. I TENDED TO ROMANTICISE EVERY PLACE I HAD JUST LEFT. I THINK I USED COMEDY AS A MECHANISM: IF I COULD MAKE THE OTHER KIDS LAUGH, I WOULDN’T GET BEATEN UP OR TEASED AS MUCH