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By George 'El Guapo' Roush on June 5, 2008
Paul Rudd headlines alongside Jason Segel in next years comedy I Love You, Man. Greg Moton (Paul Rudd) is getting married and has to find a best man for his wedding when he realizes he has no male friends. After going on a series of man dates with the likes of Jon Favreau as Barry and Lou Ferrigno who plays himself, Paul settles on Jason Segel (Not sure about his character's name yet). But was he the best choice?
Paul takes a few minutes out of his busy shooting day to talk about the film and how surfers wanted to kick his ass because of the way he portrayed them in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Who knew surfers were so serious?
It looks like you can really play the bass guitar.
Paul Rudd: I cant, I can play a couple of those songs though, I tried to learn Limelight on bass and Tom Sawyer, and I figured out the very basic oh god, hes such a media ****e, you know what I mean?
Looks like you guys are having fun.
Paul Rudd: Actually Ive never met him.
He hangs around.
Paul Rudd: I was trying to formulate some other twisted joke, but Ill go back to the bass playing, yeah, I tried to get that Limelight, its not a really kind of generic way of playing, I could do enough to get the calluses going anyway.
Are you a fan of Rush?
Paul Rudd: I do like Rush, yeah, when I was a kid they scared me a little bit because I saw the video of Tom Sawyer and Geddy Lee just had his hair hanging down, there were certain guys like Rick Nielson of Cheap Trick also that I was just kind of freaked out by them.
I was scared by REO Speedwagon, that dude with the big fro.
Paul Rudd: Kevin Cronin.
Yeah, he always scared me.
Paul Rudd: Yeah, and now hes got like short, gray hair.
Yes he does.
Paul Rudd: Kind of frightening, like a young Tom Skerritt.
Who was horrifying.
Paul Rudd: He puts the Scare in Skerritt. Yeah, there were those musicians that really rattled me, and then Tom Sawyer, I was like Why is it called Tom Sawyer, it just sounds so dark and evil, and then I got a little older and then I kind of went through this phase where I bought Moving Pictures, that record, and then I was like Red Barchetta, thats where its at, and I went through a little Rush phase and then I got totally of course kind of into them years ago, and kind of like The Spirit of the Radio I would play it in my car really loud, so I was really nervous to meet them anyway.
Did you have scenes against them, or are they just playing on stage?
Paul Rudd: No, theyre in the movie and we didnt have any scenes where I engaged with them, I was just a fan dancing in the show, but I got to meet them, and Jason and I actually interviewed them and I was nervous and like, How do you interview Rush? They seem also to be really a band that has shied away, theyve really lived the words of Limelight, living in the limelight, its surreal and they cant pretend that a stranger is a long waited friend, I just kept thinking that when I was trying to buddy up to them, but they were very funny and very friendly, and big fans of Team America.
I was going to say, did you see their Trailer Park Boys episode where they kidnapped them?
Paul Rudd: No.
Its a Canadian show.
Paul Rudd: Yeah, I know that show.
They kidnap one of the guitar players, its pretty funny, I just watched it the other day.
Paul Rudd: Theyre really funny guys like they were very nice and yeah, they were really cool, and I dont know how the topic of South Park and Team America came up, Team America and they all went crazy and started talking, and quoting it, and it was just really weird to be exchanging Team America quotes with Neil Peart.
So are you and Segel man pals the same way your characters are?
Paul Rudd: Yeah, I think we get along pretty well, we will do these little extended bits and runs that no one will ever enjoy except us, thats outside of the movie, hopefully not just in the movie, probably a few, but yeah, we get on pretty well.
Youve done movies with him before.
Paul Rudd: Yeah, this is our third one, the first one was Knocked Up and that was actually where I met him and we didnt really have a lot of stuff to do in that movie, Sarah Marshall there was a lot more, and that was also really fun besides the location and where it was shot, I mean that was truly like, You guys just say whatever you want, and so I think that we really started laughing and kind of really clicking on that movie and I was really excited that he was doing this movie.
Can I ask you a question about being in Hawaii? I was just there for the junket for that and the surf instructor said that if they ever see you that they were going to beat you up because they were upset about your portrayal of him in that film.
Paul Rudd: Oh yes, yeah, I thought that they would beat me up for my ability to surf.
No, they said they saw it and were really disappointed that you played him like a stoner dude.
Paul Rudd: Well I think thats where people really have to have a suspension of disbelief that a surf instructor might actually smoke weed.
Well no, they came and found the rest of the cast and were bugging them, it was kind of fun, I didnt know if you knew about that.
Paul Rudd: Are you kidding?
No, Im not kidding, they came and they were like, Is Paul Rudd here? Were really upset about this.
Paul Rudd: Wow, well Im glad I didnt make the junket.
The nice thing about your character in Knocked Up is that your character has no idea that he hates you, or why he hates you because hes into your wife.
Paul Rudd: Yeah, hes way into my wife in that movie, that is quintessential Jason Segel that he could just do that creepy stare that lasts a little too long, and it could be very funny, but also unsettling, and he would do that with Leslie Mann in that movie and then he would look at me like probably these surfer guys that wanted to kill me.
Is there some of that in this, is he kind of playing that?
Paul Rudd: Hes created a completely unique character in this movie, I mean the one thing I like about both of our characters is that were both guys, but we wear our hearts on our sleeves, and he has no problem acting in ways that might not be considered stereotypically macho, and he knows how to pronounce aoli, as do I, and I think that says it all.
Do you think this movie is going to start a trend with mandates?
Paul Rudd: Probably not, does that happen, there is friend finder, just finding male companionship, those might be different sites than Im thinking of.
You could try them and get back to us.
Paul Rudd: I will, give me your email addresses and Ill send you updates on Man dates.
Craigslist is pretty good for that too.
Paul Rudd: It is? Youre starting to reveal something here, Ive never been to Craigslist or Myspace.
Facebook? I hear Facebook is better, but Im with you on Myspace.
Paul Rudd: Im really behind on this, everybody I know has these pages, and Ive tried to, but I dont have a password so I cant get on, I dont have an account.
So why doesnt he have any guy friends?
Paul Rudd: Jason?
Your character, well or Jason, Im assuming your character, but if Jason doesnt, you can share.
Paul Rudd: Sorry I was just zoning out.
Guy friends, why doesnt he have any?
Paul Rudd: Jason does, I dont.
Why dont you have guy friends?
Paul Rudd: Ive always been kind of a girlfriend guy, not that Im particularly weird or anything, its just that Ive always been in long relationships and now that Im kind of in my mid thirties, its really exactly said, I dont even know how old I am, well post college, I have a career and now Im getting engaged, and during this engagement, Rashida Jones, who plays my fiancée, you know calls all of her friends that are going to be bridesmaids, and Im not calling anybody to tell them the news, my parents are sleeping, Ill tell them tomorrow, I dont really have any close friends that I would share this news with, and so she says, Why not, and I said, I dont know, I guess I just kind of put all of my energy into my relationships, and so thats kind of how it happens that I realize for the first time, I never thought I was missing anything, and so then I have to try because I think shes weirded out by it, so I have to go out and try to find some friends.
Is there a Vegas sequence somewhere in this?
Paul Rudd: This might be the only movie Ive done that doesnt have a Vegas sequence.
And ironically Jon Favreau is in this.
Paul Rudd: I know, thats true, I think the whole thing takes place in Southern California.
Youre doing some voiceover work for Monsters and Aliens, are you done with that, have you started yet?
Paul Rudd: Yeah, Ive worked on it a little bit and I have a little more to do, I dont have that much to do in it, but its the first time Ive ever done anything like that, its been really cool to see how they do all of that, Im excited, I dont know who I want to win yet, the monsters, or the aliens.
Adam McKay recently mentioned something about wanting to get an Anchorman 2 going, I dont know if he was joking or not, serious.
Paul Rudd: I saw that, I think that it would be awesome, I would be in there for sure, and I emailed him afterwards, I think he was serious, I dont think theres a script or anything like that, I dont know if theres been any ideas, and it was so fun to do and I saw him recently and we were just talking about what a blast that was, so hopefully.
That film was kind of ground zero for what is going on now with of a lot of Judd, the freedom to make the kind of films hes making, and for a lot of you guys, it just kind of exposed you to a wider audience so now you can kind of mix and match and do these kind of all star comedy ensembles.
Paul Rudd: Yeah, it was really the most incredible thing to be a part of that, and it changed my life for sure, these last few years all these movies Ive worked on have stemmed from that really, that crew, and also theyve been a lot of fun, Ive never worked, since Anchorman, it seems like on working with Judd, theres a way of making them thats different than anything Id ever worked on up to that point, and creatively its fulfilling in ways that other things arent, and Im just blown away by how funny all those guys are, to sit and listen to McKay and Will Ferrell talk is so intimidating because its so crazy and funny and smart.
Whats next?
Paul Rudd: I have no idea.
One day at a time.
Paul Rudd: We finish this in a couple weeks I think and then I dont know, theres talk of this strike, so well see if that actually happens, I hope not, but I kind of wanted to take a little time off, I feel I was kind of overdue, I worked on a movie last year that were gonna do about a week of reshoots on, to add some additional scenes for it and that comes out, I have no idea when.
Is that the David Wains film?
Paul Rudd: Yeah, its with David, the working title is Little Big Men, I dont think that thatll be the actual title of the movie, I dont think the title has really been decided.
I remember that film being set up at first Luke Greenfield was going to direct and it went through several permutations.
Paul Rudd: It went through several, yeah, a lot, I think even before Luke Greenfield was involved, and then it was several writers and then I wrote a version of it, and then David came on and we worked on a version of it together, and so it was kind of constantly changing and yet actually I think at the end of the day it turned out pretty well, we had a screening of it, and seen where its at right now, I think everyone feels pretty good about it, so hopefully itll work out.
I Love You, Man releases in 2009.
By George 'El Guapo' Roush on June 5, 2008
Paul takes a few minutes out of his busy shooting day to talk about the film and how surfers wanted to kick his ass because of the way he portrayed them in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Who knew surfers were so serious?
It looks like you can really play the bass guitar.
Paul Rudd: I cant, I can play a couple of those songs though, I tried to learn Limelight on bass and Tom Sawyer, and I figured out the very basic oh god, hes such a media ****e, you know what I mean?
Looks like you guys are having fun.
Paul Rudd: Actually Ive never met him.
He hangs around.
Paul Rudd: I was trying to formulate some other twisted joke, but Ill go back to the bass playing, yeah, I tried to get that Limelight, its not a really kind of generic way of playing, I could do enough to get the calluses going anyway.
Are you a fan of Rush?
Paul Rudd: I do like Rush, yeah, when I was a kid they scared me a little bit because I saw the video of Tom Sawyer and Geddy Lee just had his hair hanging down, there were certain guys like Rick Nielson of Cheap Trick also that I was just kind of freaked out by them.
I was scared by REO Speedwagon, that dude with the big fro.
Paul Rudd: Kevin Cronin.
Yeah, he always scared me.
Paul Rudd: Yeah, and now hes got like short, gray hair.
Yes he does.
Paul Rudd: Kind of frightening, like a young Tom Skerritt.
Who was horrifying.
Paul Rudd: He puts the Scare in Skerritt. Yeah, there were those musicians that really rattled me, and then Tom Sawyer, I was like Why is it called Tom Sawyer, it just sounds so dark and evil, and then I got a little older and then I kind of went through this phase where I bought Moving Pictures, that record, and then I was like Red Barchetta, thats where its at, and I went through a little Rush phase and then I got totally of course kind of into them years ago, and kind of like The Spirit of the Radio I would play it in my car really loud, so I was really nervous to meet them anyway.
Did you have scenes against them, or are they just playing on stage?
Paul Rudd: No, theyre in the movie and we didnt have any scenes where I engaged with them, I was just a fan dancing in the show, but I got to meet them, and Jason and I actually interviewed them and I was nervous and like, How do you interview Rush? They seem also to be really a band that has shied away, theyve really lived the words of Limelight, living in the limelight, its surreal and they cant pretend that a stranger is a long waited friend, I just kept thinking that when I was trying to buddy up to them, but they were very funny and very friendly, and big fans of Team America.
I was going to say, did you see their Trailer Park Boys episode where they kidnapped them?
Paul Rudd: No.
Its a Canadian show.
Paul Rudd: Yeah, I know that show.
They kidnap one of the guitar players, its pretty funny, I just watched it the other day.
Paul Rudd: Theyre really funny guys like they were very nice and yeah, they were really cool, and I dont know how the topic of South Park and Team America came up, Team America and they all went crazy and started talking, and quoting it, and it was just really weird to be exchanging Team America quotes with Neil Peart.
So are you and Segel man pals the same way your characters are?
Paul Rudd: Yeah, I think we get along pretty well, we will do these little extended bits and runs that no one will ever enjoy except us, thats outside of the movie, hopefully not just in the movie, probably a few, but yeah, we get on pretty well.
Youve done movies with him before.
Paul Rudd: Yeah, this is our third one, the first one was Knocked Up and that was actually where I met him and we didnt really have a lot of stuff to do in that movie, Sarah Marshall there was a lot more, and that was also really fun besides the location and where it was shot, I mean that was truly like, You guys just say whatever you want, and so I think that we really started laughing and kind of really clicking on that movie and I was really excited that he was doing this movie.
Can I ask you a question about being in Hawaii? I was just there for the junket for that and the surf instructor said that if they ever see you that they were going to beat you up because they were upset about your portrayal of him in that film.
Paul Rudd: Oh yes, yeah, I thought that they would beat me up for my ability to surf.
No, they said they saw it and were really disappointed that you played him like a stoner dude.
Paul Rudd: Well I think thats where people really have to have a suspension of disbelief that a surf instructor might actually smoke weed.
Well no, they came and found the rest of the cast and were bugging them, it was kind of fun, I didnt know if you knew about that.
Paul Rudd: Are you kidding?
No, Im not kidding, they came and they were like, Is Paul Rudd here? Were really upset about this.
Paul Rudd: Wow, well Im glad I didnt make the junket.
The nice thing about your character in Knocked Up is that your character has no idea that he hates you, or why he hates you because hes into your wife.
Paul Rudd: Yeah, hes way into my wife in that movie, that is quintessential Jason Segel that he could just do that creepy stare that lasts a little too long, and it could be very funny, but also unsettling, and he would do that with Leslie Mann in that movie and then he would look at me like probably these surfer guys that wanted to kill me.
Is there some of that in this, is he kind of playing that?
Paul Rudd: Hes created a completely unique character in this movie, I mean the one thing I like about both of our characters is that were both guys, but we wear our hearts on our sleeves, and he has no problem acting in ways that might not be considered stereotypically macho, and he knows how to pronounce aoli, as do I, and I think that says it all.
Do you think this movie is going to start a trend with mandates?
Paul Rudd: Probably not, does that happen, there is friend finder, just finding male companionship, those might be different sites than Im thinking of.
You could try them and get back to us.
Paul Rudd: I will, give me your email addresses and Ill send you updates on Man dates.
Craigslist is pretty good for that too.
Paul Rudd: It is? Youre starting to reveal something here, Ive never been to Craigslist or Myspace.
Facebook? I hear Facebook is better, but Im with you on Myspace.
Paul Rudd: Im really behind on this, everybody I know has these pages, and Ive tried to, but I dont have a password so I cant get on, I dont have an account.
So why doesnt he have any guy friends?
Paul Rudd: Jason?
Your character, well or Jason, Im assuming your character, but if Jason doesnt, you can share.
Paul Rudd: Sorry I was just zoning out.
Guy friends, why doesnt he have any?
Paul Rudd: Jason does, I dont.
Why dont you have guy friends?
Paul Rudd: Ive always been kind of a girlfriend guy, not that Im particularly weird or anything, its just that Ive always been in long relationships and now that Im kind of in my mid thirties, its really exactly said, I dont even know how old I am, well post college, I have a career and now Im getting engaged, and during this engagement, Rashida Jones, who plays my fiancée, you know calls all of her friends that are going to be bridesmaids, and Im not calling anybody to tell them the news, my parents are sleeping, Ill tell them tomorrow, I dont really have any close friends that I would share this news with, and so she says, Why not, and I said, I dont know, I guess I just kind of put all of my energy into my relationships, and so thats kind of how it happens that I realize for the first time, I never thought I was missing anything, and so then I have to try because I think shes weirded out by it, so I have to go out and try to find some friends.
Is there a Vegas sequence somewhere in this?
Paul Rudd: This might be the only movie Ive done that doesnt have a Vegas sequence.
And ironically Jon Favreau is in this.
Paul Rudd: I know, thats true, I think the whole thing takes place in Southern California.
Youre doing some voiceover work for Monsters and Aliens, are you done with that, have you started yet?
Paul Rudd: Yeah, Ive worked on it a little bit and I have a little more to do, I dont have that much to do in it, but its the first time Ive ever done anything like that, its been really cool to see how they do all of that, Im excited, I dont know who I want to win yet, the monsters, or the aliens.
Adam McKay recently mentioned something about wanting to get an Anchorman 2 going, I dont know if he was joking or not, serious.
Paul Rudd: I saw that, I think that it would be awesome, I would be in there for sure, and I emailed him afterwards, I think he was serious, I dont think theres a script or anything like that, I dont know if theres been any ideas, and it was so fun to do and I saw him recently and we were just talking about what a blast that was, so hopefully.
That film was kind of ground zero for what is going on now with of a lot of Judd, the freedom to make the kind of films hes making, and for a lot of you guys, it just kind of exposed you to a wider audience so now you can kind of mix and match and do these kind of all star comedy ensembles.
Paul Rudd: Yeah, it was really the most incredible thing to be a part of that, and it changed my life for sure, these last few years all these movies Ive worked on have stemmed from that really, that crew, and also theyve been a lot of fun, Ive never worked, since Anchorman, it seems like on working with Judd, theres a way of making them thats different than anything Id ever worked on up to that point, and creatively its fulfilling in ways that other things arent, and Im just blown away by how funny all those guys are, to sit and listen to McKay and Will Ferrell talk is so intimidating because its so crazy and funny and smart.
Whats next?
Paul Rudd: I have no idea.
One day at a time.
Paul Rudd: We finish this in a couple weeks I think and then I dont know, theres talk of this strike, so well see if that actually happens, I hope not, but I kind of wanted to take a little time off, I feel I was kind of overdue, I worked on a movie last year that were gonna do about a week of reshoots on, to add some additional scenes for it and that comes out, I have no idea when.
Is that the David Wains film?
Paul Rudd: Yeah, its with David, the working title is Little Big Men, I dont think that thatll be the actual title of the movie, I dont think the title has really been decided.
I remember that film being set up at first Luke Greenfield was going to direct and it went through several permutations.
Paul Rudd: It went through several, yeah, a lot, I think even before Luke Greenfield was involved, and then it was several writers and then I wrote a version of it, and then David came on and we worked on a version of it together, and so it was kind of constantly changing and yet actually I think at the end of the day it turned out pretty well, we had a screening of it, and seen where its at right now, I think everyone feels pretty good about it, so hopefully itll work out.
I Love You, Man releases in 2009.
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