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 More Quotes by Paul Giamatti More Quotes From Paul Giamatti I'd like to have permanent time off, really. The goal is financial security and permanent time off, basically. Paul Giamatti financial permanent goal 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 work; it's about not having enough money. Paul Giamatti financial actors enough 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 into a very different kind of movie, man. Paul Giamatti different character men Academia is a rarified culture, especially an Ivy League academic background. Paul Giamatti academia ivy league I get a fair amount of time between projects, which is great. It takes me awhile to start getting nervous about getting another job again. I don't mind having a lot of down time. I'm pretty lazy. So I really don't mind it. But I'm lucky; I work fairly steadily. I'm lucky that I've managed to do that. Paul Giamatti lazy mind jobs I married a Jewish lady, and we're raising our son Jewish, and since I'm not Jewish the whole thing is just a mystery to me. I leave it to her, actually, because it's just a great mystery. Paul Giamatti married mystery son Come on, man.... Hemingway, Sexton, Plath, Woolf. You can't kill yourself before you're even published. Paul Giamatti plath killing-yourself men 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 from that, that would be nice. And I feel like I manage to. Paul Giamatti guy nice mind The broad comedy thing is really hard to do on film. Paul Giamatti broads comedy film I feel like in a lot of ways I've gotten kind of soft as an actor, not doing stage stuff. In terms of being a better actor, it's really important. Paul Giamatti actors important stuff I definitely had a top-notch education. Paul Giamatti top-notch notches 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 brother trouble children I don't mind talking about acting. I don't have anything interesting to say about it, but it's interesting talking about it. Paul Giamatti mind talking interesting Acting can be a really silly thing. It's like playing dress-up. Paul Giamatti playing-dress-up acting silly 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 first. And then I asked, 'Mom, can I date the lady in the water?' and she said smiling 'sure, but you gotta date me first.' And yesterday I said 'Mom, may I marry the lady in the water?' and she said o.k., but you'll have to marry me first. Paul Giamatti mom mother yesterday I'm clearly not Brad Pitt, and I'm never going to be Brad Pitt. Paul Giamatti brad I don't think film actors need training, really. Paul Giamatti training needs thinking I've got to be the geekiest guy in the world in a lot of ways. I'm like a zeta male. Paul Giamatti males guy world I've very critical of myself, and film has been an adjustment for me. Paul Giamatti adjustment critical film It is because my dad died suddenly that I became an actor. I thought, I'm going to make money doing this thing I enjoy. Paul Giamatti making-money dad actors
