Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti
Paul Edward Valentine Giamattiis an American actor and comedian. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Cinderella Man and is also known for his roles in the films Private Parts, Sideways, American Splendor, The Illusionist, Cold Souls, Barney's Version, Big Fat Liar, Love & Mercy, Straight Outta Compton, and Win Win, as well as the miniseries John Adams and Downton Abbey. He has won two Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth6 June 1967
CityNew Haven, CT
CountryUnited States of America
I'm not a big wine guy. And bars, I never go to bars anymore. It's such a drag, man.
I still want to be the guy who can get on the subway and check out the freak on the subway.
The broad comedy thing is really hard to do on film.
I wouldn't say that I'm aggressive in going out to find work and stuff like that. I just sort of, if something comes along, and it's something I like, and they want to hire me, I'll do it. I won't just do anything.
I get tired of myself pretty fast. So I can't imagine other people don't get tired of me.
I have a son who's been raised Jewish because his mom is Jewish. I have a whole different set of holidays to celebrate. Everybody is thrown together with their family in such an intense way, opening all of that stuff again. You're cooped up with everybody and forced to exist with them, and you're forced to try to relate to them in this way that's more open. I guess that just doesn't work for a lot of people.
I get tired of myself pretty fast.
Academia is a rarified culture, especially an Ivy League academic background.
As an actor, to have achieved financial stability is amazing. But I always have this weird fear that I'm not going to get any more work; it's about not having enough money.
And I asked my mother 'can I touch the lady in the water? And she said yes I could, but I had to touch Mommy first. And then I asked, 'Mom, can I date the lady in the water?' and she said smiling 'sure, but you gotta date me first.' And yesterday I said 'Mom, may I marry the lady in the water?' and she said o.k., but you'll have to marry me first.
I definitely have a tendency to only see the blemishes of things, and see lots of things about my acting that I don't like.
I don't mind talking about acting. I don't have anything interesting to say about it, but it's interesting talking about it.
I don't mind being stereotyped in some way and playing certain kinds of guys, but if I can find something to occasionally get a break from that, that would be nice. And I feel like I manage to.
I don't consider myself a very interesting person. I have the mentality of a supporting actor.