All Paul Giamatti Quotes
- Acting can be a really silly thing. It's like playing dress-up. Acting
- 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 more… Achieved
- 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… Character
- I definitely had a top-notch education. Definitely
- I don't consider myself a very interesting person. I have the mentality of a supporting actor. Actor
- 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… Break
- I don't mind talking about acting. I don't have anything interesting to say about it, but it's interesting talking about it. Acting
- 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. Acting
- I don't think film actors need training, really. Actor
- 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… Asked
- 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… Always Really
- You are absolutely free to describe me as a turtle or something. Absolutely
- I suppose there must be some way in which I'm compelled to show some side of myself - or of people - that's paranoid and… All
- Academia is a rarified culture, especially an Ivy League academic background. Academia
- I get tired of myself pretty fast. Fast
- I learned how to fire a sniper rifle, which I'm sure will be useful at some point. Fire
- I like playing weird, kind of shady people. Inspirational
- I like to work - I probably work too much. Funny
- I mean, I'm not going to play the hero of something. Hero
- I never thought I would have any particular career in movies at all. All
- I still want to be the guy who can get on the subway and check out the freak on the subway. Check
- I'm clearly not Brad Pitt, and I'm never going to be Brad Pitt. Brad
- I'm not a big wine guy. And bars, I never go to bars anymore. It's such a drag, man. Anymore
- I've got to be the geekiest guy in the world in a lot of ways. I'm like a zeta male. Geekiest
- I've very critical of myself, and film has been an adjustment for me. Adjustment