Paul Rudd Calls Smartphones 'Facilitating Our Own Destruction'

Paul Rudd said smartphones are "facilitating our own destruction" and revealed he no longer brings his phone to film sets, citing his own addiction to the devices. Rudd made the comments at the New York Film Festival premiere of "A Statement," a climate crisis drama set in 1980. He credited director Tom McCarthy's strict no-phones policy for fostering deeper cast connections and a more theatrical atmosphere. Co-star Amy Ryan praised the ban, saying it enriched the work and compared the adjustment to quitting sugar, noting that after three days, the absence of notifications becomes unnoticeable.