I think that deep down all I have been looking for is to be accepted and liked by as many people as possible. Paul Giamatti More Quotes by Paul Giamatti More Quotes From Paul Giamatti I like to work - I probably work too much. Paul Giamatti too-much 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 different may people 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 tendencies acting 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 overweight have to be a loser or a joke?' Paul Giamatti pride self hair With 'Duplicity', I was a little bit like, 'This isn't that hard of a movie.' This isn't like some huge brain trust of a movie. You gotta be a little bit awake to follow the plot, but it's really just a kind of light entertainment. It's like those Cary Grant movies, which are not meant to be anything other than diverting. In a nice way. Paul Giamatti you trust light brain Now, actors get so familiarized with Eastern Europe. I never imagined I'd get as familiar with Budapest and Prague and places like that in my life. Paul Giamatti my-life never like life I consider myself an atheist. My wife is Jewish. And I'm fine with my son being raised as a Jew. He's learning Hebrew and is really into it. I will talk to my own son about my atheism when the time is right. But there's a great tradition of Jewish atheism, there are no better atheists in the world than the Jews. Paul Giamatti myself learning time son 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 role. You have to pop in and get it right. It's a lot of pressure to just pop in there and fit in and find your footing really fast. Paul Giamatti day you pressure people This whole business feels kind of intense, like a bad fit. Round peg, square hole. But whatever, I'll take it. Paul Giamatti whatever bad like business 'Capricorn One' just seemed like... wow. That was it, y'know? Nothing was ever going to be better than that movie. Paul Giamatti nothing better just like My father died in 1989 before I knew what I was going to do with my life. I had just graduated from college. My mother died just before 'Sideways' came out. She knew I was an actor, but she never saw me become successful. Paul Giamatti me mother life father Am I really cool? You're telling me I'm cool? Well, that's good to hear. Paul Giamatti good cool me you 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 good god work time I find that the crazy narcissists, the selfish loons are often the most fun to be around, weirdly. Paul Giamatti find selfish crazy fun Sometimes, I think I may be more recognizable because I'm character-looking. Paul Giamatti i-think more think sometimes
