The supporting thing can be harder to pop in and out of. The hardest thing is the people who have to come in and play, say, the bartender for a day - that's a lot harder than playing the lead… — Paul Giamatti Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Lead roles are fun, but I'm especially happy other, more colorful supporting stuff has come along. — Paul Giamatti Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 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… — Paul Giamatti Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
Academia is a rarified culture, especially an Ivy League academic background. — Paul Giamatti Copy Share Image
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 Image
I've very critical of myself, and film has been an adjustment for me. — Paul Giamatti Copy Share Image
I'd like to have permanent time off, really. The goal is financial security and permanent time off, basically. — Paul Giamatti Copy Share Image
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 Image
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