Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti

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.

Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti

Am I really cool? You're telling me I'm cool? Well, that's good to hear.

Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti

Well, you know, when people say stuff about you, it's always really flattering. But does it mean anything to me? It's not really real to me; there's no reality to it.

Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti

It'd be disingenuous to say I don't like attention - I'm an actor for God's sake - and it's flattering and all, but attention was never my big goal. I just like to work and have a good time.

Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti

I've got to be the geekiest guy in the world in a lot of ways. I'm like a zeta male.

Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti

I don't consider myself a very interesting person. I have the mentality of a supporting actor.

Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti

I was never the class clown or put on shows at home. I never thought of acting as something I could do with my life. When I was a kid, I used to run around wrapped in toilet paper so I could be the Mummy. But that wasn't a sign that I was dreaming of being an actor. I was just an odd child.

Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti

Lead roles are fun, but I'm especially happy other, more colorful supporting stuff has come along.

Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti

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.

Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti

I've very critical of myself, and film has been an adjustment for me.

Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti

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.

Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti

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.

Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti

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

Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti

I'm not a big wine guy. And bars, I never go to bars anymore. It's such a drag, man.

Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti

I get tired of myself pretty fast.

Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti

I like to work - I probably work too much.

Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti

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
Paul Giamatti

I never thought I would have any particular career in movies at all.

Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti

Somehow whatever I play ends up being sleazy.

Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti

I mean, I'm not going to play the hero of something.