I spent quite a bit of time with him and came to really love him. I tried to go directly into him as much as I could and honor him and his complexity, his journey, his passion and his commitment to this movement, which is what I deem completely heroic. Ryan and I set out on this journey together. … We went a long distance to get to this place today.”
— Mark Ruffalo who plays Ned Weeks, considered the Larry Kramer stand-in, in HBO’s upcoming adaptation of The Normal Heart, discussing the film at the Television Critics Association
