Paul Giamatti (Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti) Quotes
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
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What I'm trying to do is to write a story. If you take something from it, that's wonderful; if you don't, that's wonderful as well.
Malorie Blackman
I'm not a very big fan of 'Slumdog Millionaire.' I think it's visually brilliant. But I have problems with the story line. I find the storyline unconvincing.
Salman Rushdie
90%, 100% are going there to hear the singing. The story is another thing. Nobody's interested in the story. Happiness is happiness.
Cab Calloway
This basic thing I always do: 'What happened between the character's birth, and page one of the script?' Anything that's not in the story, I'll fill in the blanks.
Viggo Mortensen
I always wanted to be a singer, and so, when I was 5 years old, I started acting classes so I could be a better performer. I wanted to have a powerful voice so I could be heard.
Q'orianka Kilcher
I know feeling pressure gets you nowhere creatively. You've just got to understand the character, understand the story, and just play it to the fullest extent.
Finn Jones
Acting is such a crazy industry, but kite boarding keeps me grounded.
Maika Monroe
Kabir Khan is that rare director who manages to merge Bollywood formula with a good story.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Of course, I'm not allowed to talk about the script, but I can say it is a really good story.
Aaron Stanford
If I wasn't acting, I would sail professionally. Nowhere specific, but I'd sail to Bermuda, South Africa, ya know, get paid to race in Regattas, I think that'd be pretty rad.
Jack Falahee
Doing scripted acting is a challenge to me. I can't remember things too good, so remembering lines is a challenge to your boy.
Flavor Flav
Certain of Poe's tales possess an almost absolute perfection of artistic form which makes them veritable beacon-lights in the province of the short story.
H. P. Lovecraft
Seeing, hearing, feeling, are miracles, and each part and tag of me is a miracle.
Walt Whitman
As an actor, I've always wanted to do characters that would help me find my connection with others and connect all of us together. You always want the energy of the character, the spirit of the person, to enter you. I've been doing this for 26 years and some of the things I've done are always with me.
Forest Whitaker
The U.S. has a long history of walking up to the precipice of rigor and then walking away. As voters, let's support leaders who were courageous enough to make the hard decisions necessary to move our system forward. And as parents, let's put our faith in our educators, our children and tests that hold them to their highest potential.
Wendy Kopp
James Garner is like a peaceful river through our chaos.
Kaley Cuoco
When we are happy we are always good, but when we are good we are not always happy.
Oscar Wilde
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
