Star/producer Mark Wahlberg and director Allen Hughes of 'Broken City'

<b>If we were going to point out a typical underdog, we might say Michael Cera, not Mark Wahlberg. Mark, why do you think you`ve played these roles so frequently?</b><br>
Mark Wahlberg: [Laughs.] Michael Cera. I don't know. I¿ve always loved these kind of movies, whether you look at 'Rocky' or I was talking [to] Allen¿the first movie I ever saw in the theater with my dad was [Walter Hill's 1975 street-fighting movie] 'Hard Times.' I root for these guys; I want to see these guys win. Every time if I would watch 'Rudy' I would get choked up. It's just the kind of things I like to watch. I find them inspiring.
<i>-- Matt Pais </i><br> <br> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.redeyechicago.com/entertainment/movies/redeye-mark-wahlberg-allen-hughes-broken-city-interview-20130114,0,4626790.column"><b>Click here for the full Q&A</b></a>

( January 16, 2013 )

If we were going to point out a typical underdog, we might say Michael Cera, not Mark Wahlberg. Mark, why do you think you`ve played these roles so frequently?
Mark Wahlberg: [Laughs.] Michael Cera. I don't know. I¿ve always loved these kind of movies, whether you look at 'Rocky' or I was talking [to] Allen¿the first movie I ever saw in the theater with my dad was [Walter Hill's 1975 street-fighting movie] 'Hard Times.' I root for these guys; I want to see these guys win. Every time if I would watch 'Rudy' I would get choked up. It's just the kind of things I like to watch. I find them inspiring. -- Matt Pais

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