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I don't mind talking about ac...

I don't mind talking about acting. I don't have anything interesting to say about it, but it's interesting talking about it.

Paul Giamatti 39 quotes

It's funny: most people who r...

It's funny: most people who recognize me on the subway and stuff - it's much more they think of me as a funny guy. I get much more of people telling me how much I make them laugh, actually. Which is nice.

Paul Giamatti 39 quotes

You are absolutely free to de...

You are absolutely free to describe me as a turtle or something.

Paul Giamatti 39 quotes

This whole business feels kin...

This whole business feels kind of intense, like a bad fit. Round peg, square hole. But whatever, I'll take it.

Paul Giamatti 39 quotes

I played old men back in dram...

I played old men back in drama school. It's just now that I'm drawing level with the age of the characters I play, but I'm fine with that, and I've certainly never envied people who became hugely famous when they were young.

Paul Giamatti 39 quotes

Sometimes, I think I may be m...

Sometimes, I think I may be more recognizable because I'm character-looking.

Paul Giamatti 39 quotes

I don't really have any opini...

I don't really have any opinion about my performance in 'Big Momma's House.'

Paul Giamatti 39 quotes

I want to be a villain with s...

I want to be a villain with steel hands or something. I want to be the crazy, world-domination-obsessed villain. I would love to be a Bond villain.

Paul Giamatti 39 quotes

I get tired of myself pretty ...

I get tired of myself pretty fast. So I can't imagine other people don't get tired of me.

Paul Giamatti 39 quotes

I married a Jewish lady, and ...

I married a Jewish lady, and we're raising our son Jewish, and since I'm not Jewish the whole thing is just a mystery to me. I leave it to her, actually, because it's just a great mystery.

Paul Giamatti 39 quotes

And I asked my mother 'can I ...

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.

Paul Giamatti 39 quotes

I have a son who's been raise...

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.

Paul Giamatti 39 quotes

I wouldn't say that I'm aggre...

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.

Paul Giamatti 39 quotes

I don't think I gave a good e...

I don't think I gave a good enough performance to be nominated for it. I thought I gave a fine performance, but those things are supposed to be about giving an extraordinary performance.

Paul Giamatti 39 quotes

I get a fair amount of time b...

I get a fair amount of time between projects, which is great. It takes me awhile to start getting nervous about getting another job again. I don't mind having a lot of down time. I'm pretty lazy. So I really don't mind it. But I'm lucky; I work fairly steadily. I'm lucky that I've managed to do that.

Paul Giamatti 39 quotes

The broad comedy thing is rea...

The broad comedy thing is really hard to do on film.

Paul Giamatti 39 quotes

I definitely have a tendency ...

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 think I've gotten a little easier on myself, or at least a little more usefully critical of myself. I think before, I just couldn't take looking at myself at all.

Paul Giamatti 39 quotes

My definition of likeable may...

My definition of likeable may be different from other people's. That's not traditional likeable. Sympathy is a different thing [to define it].

Paul Giamatti 39 quotes

I think I have a tendency to ...

I think I have a tendency to overwork things. I have a hard time finding that sweet spot that most actors seem to be able to hit where they're doing the exact right amount of work, not overthinking, not underdoing it. I seem to either overdo it or underdo it.

Paul Giamatti 39 quotes

I feel like in a lot of ways ...

I feel like in a lot of ways I've gotten kind of soft as an actor, not doing stage stuff. In terms of being a better actor, it's really important.

Paul Giamatti 39 quotes

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