Mark Ruffalo said Bernie Sanders awoke something in him during the Democratic debate Sunday night.

[dcquiz] During an interview with MSNBC Sunday night, the 48-year-old actor praised the party’s front-runner. (RELATED: This Pop Star Just Revealed The Republican He’s Supporting For President)

“He was charming, he was direct, he felt fresh in his answers,” Ruffalo. “I just felt a lot of heart from him. He awoke something in me, and it was his ideas, and it’s his decency, and it’s his record, frankly.”

“This guy is exactly who he’s always been, he’s always been fighting for the little guy, and today that just happens to be the very person we need.”

“There’s an authenticity about him and about his history and about his career as a politician that speaks to me,” he said.

Vote for @BernieSanders for a kinder gentler more human nation. #FlintDebate — Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) March 7, 2016

He added that he thought Sanders would “mop the floor” with Donald Trump.

“There’s no doubt in my mind he could beat Donald Trump if he goes up against him.” (RELATED: Kelsey Grammer Just Revealed Which Republican He’s Supporting For President)