Mark Ruffalo's Emmys Acceptance Speech Has People Talking
Mark Ruffalo won the Emmy for Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his role in I Know This Much is True, but it wasn't his beating out Hugh Jackman or Jeremy Irons for the award that has people talking — it was his heartfelt speech (via ABC). In words that brought his wife sitting next to him to tears, Ruffalo described his role in I Know This Much as True, where he played both a schizophrenic man and his twin brother who tries to help him. He asks, "How are we going to deal and honor and take care of each other and our most vulnerable people? And we do that with love and we do that with compassion and we do that with fighting for them. And that's what we have to do today. We have to come together with love for each other."
Twitter has shown an outpouring of love for the actor and his message with congratulations and thanks for bringing awareness to mental illness during suicide prevention month in probably the most difficult year for everyone in the country. His speech stressed that we need to stop the division and come together to support each other. He said, "And if we have privilege, we have to fight for those who are less fortunate and more vulnerable. And that's what's great about America. It's diversity."
Mark Ruffalo used his Emmy win to remind us to vote
Without being political, Mark Ruffalo also reminded everyone that it's love that binds us and we should vote with love. He held back tears stating, "And the one thing I've learned from my family, we are stronger together when we love each other and respect each other's diversity." He went on to ask, "Are we gonna be a country of division and hatred and a country only for a certain kind of people or are we gonna be one of love and strength and fighting for those, all of us, all of us have the American dream, the pursuit of life, liberty of love and happiness in this great country of ours. That's what we're facing right now. Vote for love and compassion and kindness."
His beautiful sentiment addressed all the issues our nation faces in 2020 without contempt, and without blame. His only message is of change — change through love.
If you or anyone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).