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> [Lead roles are fun, but I'm especially happy other, more colorful supporting stuff has come along.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-giamatti/lead-roles-are-fun-but-i-m-especially-happy-other-more-colorful/)

[Paul Giamatti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-giamatti/)

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## More by Paul Giamatti

> [Lead roles are fun, but I'm especially happy other, more colorful supporting stuff has come along.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-giamatti/lead-roles-are-fun-but-i-m-especially-happy-other-more-colorful/)

[Paul Giamatti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-giamatti/)

> [Somehow whatever I play ends up being sleazy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-giamatti/somehow-whatever-i-play-ends-up-being-sleazy/)

[Paul Giamatti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-giamatti/it-d-be-disingenuous-to-say-i-don-t-like-attention-i-m-an-actor-for/)

[Paul Giamatti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-giamatti/)

> [I'm not a big wine guy. And bars, I never go to bars anymore. It's such a drag, man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-giamatti/i-m-not-a-big-wine-guy-and-bars-i-never-go-to-bars-anymore-it-s-such/)

[Paul Giamatti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-giamatti/well-you-know-when-people-say-stuff-about-you-it-s-always-really/)

[Paul Giamatti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-giamatti/)

> [I suppose there must be some way in which I'm compelled to show some side of myself - or of people - that's paranoid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-giamatti/i-suppose-there-must-be-some-way-in-which-i-m-compelled-to-show-some/)

[Paul Giamatti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-giamatti/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-giamatti/as-an-actor-to-have-achieved-financial-stability-is-amazing-but-i/)

[Paul Giamatti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-giamatti/)

> [Academia is a rarified culture, especially an Ivy League academic background.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-giamatti/academia-is-a-rarified-culture-especially-an-ivy-league-academic/)

[Paul Giamatti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-giamatti/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-giamatti/maybe-it-s-because-i-have-too-much-pride-or-self-respect-but-i/)

[Paul Giamatti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-giamatti/)

> [I've very critical of myself, and film has been an adjustment for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-giamatti/i-ve-very-critical-of-myself-and-film-has-been-an-adjustment-for-me/)

[Paul Giamatti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-giamatti/)

> [I'd like to have permanent time off, really. The goal is financial security and permanent time off, basically.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-giamatti/i-d-like-to-have-permanent-time-off-really-the-goal-is-financial/)

[Paul Giamatti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-giamatti/)

> [ My definition of likeable may be different from other people's. That's not traditional likeable. Sympathy is a different thing \[to define it\]. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-giamatti/my-definition-of-likeable-may-be-different-from-other-people-s-that-s/)

[Paul Giamatti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-giamatti/i-don-t-mind-being-stereotyped-in-some-way-and-playing-certain-kinds/)

[Paul Giamatti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-giamatti/i-definitely-have-a-tendency-to-only-see-the-blemishes-of-things-and/)

[Paul Giamatti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-giamatti/)

> [And I asked my mother 'can I touch the lady in the water? And she said yes I could, but I had to touch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-giamatti/and-i-asked-my-mother-can-i-touch-the-lady-in-the-water-and-she-said/)

[Paul Giamatti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-giamatti/)

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