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 definitely had a top-notch education.
I always would be happy to make a character even more unlikable, but you know, there's a limit and if you go there, you get into a very different kind of movie, man.
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.
I've very critical of myself, and film has been an adjustment for me.
It is because my dad died suddenly that I became an actor. I thought, I'm going to make money doing this thing I enjoy.
Maybe it's because I have too much pride or self-respect, but I thought, `Why does a guy who has thinning hair and who is overweight have to be a loser or a joke?'
Come on, man.... Hemingway, Sexton, Plath, Woolf. You can't kill yourself before you're even published.
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 was the youngest child and got a lot more freedom than my brother and sister. I used to wander, doing my own thing under the radar, but I didn't get in bad, bad trouble.
Lead roles are fun, but I'm especially happy other, more colorful supporting stuff has come along.
I mean, I'm not going to play the hero of something.
I don't think film actors need training, really.
My definition of likeable may be different from other people's. That's not traditional likeable. Sympathy is a different thing [to define it].
I'd like to have permanent time off, really. The goal is financial security and permanent time off, basically.