Mark Ruffalo and Joaquin Phoenix on Oct. 18, 2007.Photo:Eric Charbonneau/WireImageMark Ruffalois recalling living withJoaquin Phoenix.Ruffalo, 56, appeared on the latest episode of the YouTube seriesHot Onesin promotion of his new moviePoor Things. During his interview with hostSean Evans, Ruffalo spoke to his time living with Joaquin Phoenix while they shot their 2007 movieReservation Roadtogether.“He’s a great cook, and he turned me on to vegan cuisine and so he would cook all the time and he was a great roommate," Ruffalo said, after Evans prompted him to share one positive note from living with Phoenix and one negative. “He was a roommate who would be out and you’d get a text [saying] ‘you need anything? Need me to pick up anything?’ ““The place is clean, all the dishes were washed, he’s got a great sense of humor,” Ruffalo added of his onetime costar.InReservation Road, Ruffalo and Phoenix costarred as fathers Dwight and Ethan, respectively, whose lives grow intertwined after Dwight character strikes and kills Ethan’s son while driving. The film follows Phoenix’s character’s attempts to bring the man who killed his son to justice and Dwight’s moral struggle to take responsibility for the incident.Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Ruffalo on Sept. 13, 2007.Eric Charbonneau/Wireimage"He was super thoughtful and he offered me to stay there,” Ruffalo said of his time living with Phoenix. “I was supposed to stay somewhere else and he was like, ‘Hey, man, why don’t you stay here? I have like three bedrooms.’ “Ruffalo previously spoke to his fondness for Phoenix as a friend and a colleague in an interviewwithWMagazinein a 2015.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“I just love the guy and think he’s so gifted. We lived together on a movie calledReservation Roadand he was a great housemate,” Ruffalo said at the time. He described Phoenix as “thoughtful and generous and just fun and cool” and recounted that Phoenix offered for Ruffalo to live with him while they filmed the movie.Mark Ruffalo and Joaquin Phoenix on Sept. 12, 2007.Evan Agostini/Getty"I said, ‘Sure, yeah, that sounds great,’ " Ruffalo said at the time. “And then we made dinner. He doesn’t like to go out to dinner, I would rather cook too. So we made dinner every night and we hung out and we talked, we talked a lot about the movie.““No one works harder than him. He works so hard,” he added. “I work hard, but he works harder, and it never stops. And I just love that guy.“15 years afterReservation Roadreleased, both Ruffalo and Phoenix are still enjoying success in the film industry. Phoenix starred in the moviesNapoleonandBeau Is Afraidthis year, while Ruffalo’s latest moviePoor Thingsopens in theaters Friday.
Mark Ruffalo and Joaquin Phoenix on Oct. 18, 2007.Photo:Eric Charbonneau/WireImage
Eric Charbonneau/WireImage
Mark Ruffalois recalling living withJoaquin Phoenix.Ruffalo, 56, appeared on the latest episode of the YouTube seriesHot Onesin promotion of his new moviePoor Things. During his interview with hostSean Evans, Ruffalo spoke to his time living with Joaquin Phoenix while they shot their 2007 movieReservation Roadtogether.“He’s a great cook, and he turned me on to vegan cuisine and so he would cook all the time and he was a great roommate,” Ruffalo said, after Evans prompted him to share one positive note from living with Phoenix and one negative. “He was a roommate who would be out and you’d get a text [saying] ‘you need anything? Need me to pick up anything?’ ““The place is clean, all the dishes were washed, he’s got a great sense of humor,” Ruffalo added of his onetime costar.InReservation Road, Ruffalo and Phoenix costarred as fathers Dwight and Ethan, respectively, whose lives grow intertwined after Dwight character strikes and kills Ethan’s son while driving. The film follows Phoenix’s character’s attempts to bring the man who killed his son to justice and Dwight’s moral struggle to take responsibility for the incident.Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Ruffalo on Sept. 13, 2007.Eric Charbonneau/Wireimage"He was super thoughtful and he offered me to stay there,” Ruffalo said of his time living with Phoenix. “I was supposed to stay somewhere else and he was like, ‘Hey, man, why don’t you stay here? I have like three bedrooms.’ “Ruffalo previously spoke to his fondness for Phoenix as a friend and a colleague in an interviewwithWMagazinein a 2015.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“I just love the guy and think he’s so gifted. We lived together on a movie calledReservation Roadand he was a great housemate,” Ruffalo said at the time. He described Phoenix as “thoughtful and generous and just fun and cool” and recounted that Phoenix offered for Ruffalo to live with him while they filmed the movie.Mark Ruffalo and Joaquin Phoenix on Sept. 12, 2007.Evan Agostini/Getty"I said, ‘Sure, yeah, that sounds great,’ " Ruffalo said at the time. “And then we made dinner. He doesn’t like to go out to dinner, I would rather cook too. So we made dinner every night and we hung out and we talked, we talked a lot about the movie.““No one works harder than him. He works so hard,” he added. “I work hard, but he works harder, and it never stops. And I just love that guy.“15 years afterReservation Roadreleased, both Ruffalo and Phoenix are still enjoying success in the film industry. Phoenix starred in the moviesNapoleonandBeau Is Afraidthis year, while Ruffalo’s latest moviePoor Thingsopens in theaters Friday.
Mark Ruffalois recalling living withJoaquin Phoenix.
Ruffalo, 56, appeared on the latest episode of the YouTube seriesHot Onesin promotion of his new moviePoor Things. During his interview with hostSean Evans, Ruffalo spoke to his time living with Joaquin Phoenix while they shot their 2007 movieReservation Roadtogether.
“He’s a great cook, and he turned me on to vegan cuisine and so he would cook all the time and he was a great roommate,” Ruffalo said, after Evans prompted him to share one positive note from living with Phoenix and one negative. “He was a roommate who would be out and you’d get a text [saying] ‘you need anything? Need me to pick up anything?’ "
“The place is clean, all the dishes were washed, he’s got a great sense of humor,” Ruffalo added of his onetime costar.
InReservation Road, Ruffalo and Phoenix costarred as fathers Dwight and Ethan, respectively, whose lives grow intertwined after Dwight character strikes and kills Ethan’s son while driving. The film follows Phoenix’s character’s attempts to bring the man who killed his son to justice and Dwight’s moral struggle to take responsibility for the incident.
Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Ruffalo on Sept. 13, 2007.Eric Charbonneau/Wireimage
Eric Charbonneau/Wireimage
“He was super thoughtful and he offered me to stay there,” Ruffalo said of his time living with Phoenix. “I was supposed to stay somewhere else and he was like, ‘Hey, man, why don’t you stay here? I have like three bedrooms.’ "
Ruffalo previously spoke to his fondness for Phoenix as a friend and a colleague in an interviewwithWMagazinein a 2015.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“I just love the guy and think he’s so gifted. We lived together on a movie calledReservation Roadand he was a great housemate,” Ruffalo said at the time. He described Phoenix as “thoughtful and generous and just fun and cool” and recounted that Phoenix offered for Ruffalo to live with him while they filmed the movie.
Mark Ruffalo and Joaquin Phoenix on Sept. 12, 2007.Evan Agostini/Getty
Evan Agostini/Getty
“I said, ‘Sure, yeah, that sounds great,’ " Ruffalo said at the time. “And then we made dinner. He doesn’t like to go out to dinner, I would rather cook too. So we made dinner every night and we hung out and we talked, we talked a lot about the movie.”
“No one works harder than him. He works so hard,” he added. “I work hard, but he works harder, and it never stops. And I just love that guy.”
15 years afterReservation Roadreleased, both Ruffalo and Phoenix are still enjoying success in the film industry. Phoenix starred in the moviesNapoleonandBeau Is Afraidthis year, while Ruffalo’s latest moviePoor Thingsopens in theaters Friday.
source: people.com
