Paul Giamatti

“I really do like a really good science fiction movie and a really good horror movie. Those are the kinds of things I really like. But, I mean, I'm not into sort of like slasher movies. I lik...”

“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.”

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

“Lead roles are fun, but I'm especially happy other, more colorful supporting stuff has come along.”

“I was never the class clown or put on shows at home. I never thought of acting as something I could do with my life. When I was a kid, I used to run around wrapped in toilet paper so I could...”

“The 'Planet of the Apes' movies made me wanna - probably unconsciously - be an actor. Seriously. And The Mummy - and 'Hammer horror' movies. 'Fantastic.' I loved stuff like that, and that st...”

“In a weird way, I like to find the quirkiness in ordinary things. I like to find what is ordinary in quirky people.”

“This whole business feels kind of intense, like a bad fit. Round peg, square hole. But whatever, I'll take it.”

“I like playing weird, kind of shady people.”

“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...”

“Somehow whatever I play ends up being sleazy.”

“I have the mentality of a supporting actor.”

“Honestly, I never wanted to be more than a good supporting actor. Really, I enjoy it.”

“I definitely had a top-notch education.”

“I remember when I was at the first showing of 'John Dies at the End' at Sundance, and I was talking to some of the people in the standby crowd who were outside and didn't have tickets. They...”