News: The Friday Five: Most Memorable Paul Rudd Quotes
posted on Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 12:00:00 AM
Regardless of what character he's portraying, Paul Rudd always brings a smile and laugh to the audience.
His comedic timing is nearly perfect and he has uttered some of the most classic lines of dialog in comedy over the last ten years. Rudd has perfected the 'common man' performance, using his style and sly comedic sense to propel such comedies as Role Models, Knocked Up, and I Love You, Man. He also likes to take it up a notch by turning in an excellent performance with over-the-top characters like Chuck in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, or Brian Fantana in Anchorman.
Rudd's credits date back to the early 90's, though his first major role in a feature was the hilarious Clueless. Since then, Rudd has popped up in some of the greatest comedies ever produced, and has managed to find parts in some of the most random places as well (Dave Paris, in Romeo + Juliet, for example). Most viewers often forget that he had a small, two year role on the television show Friends in which his character marries Phoebe (where his character also changes his name from Mike Hannigan to 'Crap Bag').
Whether or not his movies hit the mark, Rudd always brings a great sense of humor and style to the roles he takes on. Not all of his movies have been large successes, but some of his dialog is that of legend.
Rudd stars in the upcoming Dinner for Schmucks, where he plays Tim, an executive who joins in on his boss' dinner party. The dinner party is unlike other parties though, as this particular one focuses on bringing in foolish members of society so that upscale, wealthy individuals can laugh at their expense. Rudd brings along Barry (Steve Carell) and memorable quotes and scenes ensue. Dinner for Schmucks marks the third pairing for this comedic duo and opens Friday, July 30th.
Friday Five: Most Memorable Paul Rudd Quotes
Honorable Mention: Wet Hot American Summer
"You taste like a burger. I don't like you anymore."
Rudd plays Andy in Wet Hot American Summer, a spoof on all of those classic 80's camp movies. Andy is an egotistical camp councilor and should never, under any circumstances, be left alone with children. After eating at a cookout and kissing on love-interest Lindsay (played by Elizabeth Banks), Rudd dumps her only after uttering those infamous words.
#5. Role Models
"Congratulations, you're stupid in three languages."
In Role Models, Rudd plays Danny, a character with a lot of pent up problems that all come to a head when he's forced to deal with a bad day of work. Danny gets paired up in a Big Brothers program, but not before taking out some of his frustration on a poor coffee-house worker who makes the mistake of asking what size he'd like his drink to be. After asking for a large coffee, the woman informs Rudd that he's asking for a 'venti', in which Rudd lets out a tirade on the use of coffee terminology.
#4. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
"When life gives you lemons, just say 'F@#k the lemons' and bail."
In Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Rudd plays a stoner surf instructor named Chuck who is nearly impossible to work with. Known for saying things that don't make much sense, the infamous quote is said when Peter (Jason Segel) lets Chuck know he's hit a rough patch. Rudd and Segel worked so well together on Marshall that they later paired up again in I Love You, Man.
#3. Knocked Up
"Marriage is like a tense, unfunny version of Everybody Loves Raymond, only it doesn't last twenty-two minutes. It lasts forever."
In Knocked Up, Pete has some marital problems. His marriage to Debbie (Leslie Mann, director Judd Apatow's wife) has hit a few snags along the way and he's not fully happy at home anymore. He takes up some fantasy baseball leagues and even goes to see Spider-Man 3 without his significant other (admittedly saving her from that travesty at the same time). But it's his line above that steers Ben (Seth Rogen) off of proposing to knocked up love-interest Alison (Katherine Heigl). Thankfully, everything works out in the end.
#2. The 40 Year Old Virgin
"You know how I know you're gay?"
This brief bit of dialog was said at least two dozen times throughout The 40 Year Old Virgin. David (Rudd) and fellow co-worker Cal (Seth Rogen) spend much of the movie debating back and forth about the sexual orientation of one another, while at the same time trying to insult the other as much as possible. In fact, that's all the co-workers do in this film, while also suffering through Michael McDonald music compilations at work.
#1. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
"60% of the time, it works every time."
Arguably, the entire Anchorman movie is quotable. There's very little in the movie that doesn't make one laugh out loud, regardless of who is saying what. But there's just something about the sincerity in Rudd's voice when he delivers the above dialog. With Rudd, you can tell that he honestly believes in Sex Panther perfume.
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