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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Lead roles are fun, but I'm especially happy other, more colorful supporting stuff has come along. — Paul Giamatti Copy Share
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… — Paul Giamatti Copy Share
I'm not a big wine guy. And bars, I never go to bars anymore. It's such a drag, man. — Paul Giamatti Copy Share
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… — Paul Giamatti Copy Share
I suppose there must be some way in which I'm compelled to show some side of myself - or of people - that's paranoid… — Paul Giamatti Copy Share
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… — Paul Giamatti Copy Share
Academia is a rarified culture, especially an Ivy League academic background. — Paul Giamatti Copy Share
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… — Paul Giamatti Copy Share
I'd like to have permanent time off, really. The goal is financial security and permanent time off, basically. — Paul Giamatti Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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… — Paul Giamatti Copy Share
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 Copy Share
And I asked my mother 'can I touch the lady in the water? And she said yes I could, but I had to touch… — Paul Giamatti Copy Share
