Paul Giamatti Quotes

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

• Work
• Attention
• Good Time

Acting can be a really silly thing. It's like playing dress-up.

Paul Giamatti

• Acting
• Silly
• Dress Up

I think one of the great things about acting is the instant gratification: you just get up and start being a part of the story. The immediacy is something you get really addicted to.

Paul Giamatti

• Acting
• Story
• Part

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

• Acting
• See
• Blemishes

There is something pleasurable for an actor to produce something and not be in it.

Paul Giamatti

• Actor
• Produce
• Pleasurable

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

• Money
• Actor
• Stability

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

• Interesting
• Acting
• Talking

I don't think film actors need training, really, but I needed any help I could get.

Paul Giamatti

• Help
• Training
• Actors

I don't consider myself a very interesting person. I have the mentality of a supporting actor.

Paul Giamatti

• Actor
• Mentality
• Supporting

It's funny: most people who recognize me on the subway and stuff - it's much more they think of me as a funny guy. I get much more of people telling me how much I make them laugh, actually. Which is nice.

Paul Giamatti

• People
• Think
• Funny