Paul Giamatti

Well, you know, when people say stuff about you, it's always really flattering. But does it mean anything to me? It's not really real to me; there's no reality to it.

I was a big 'Planet of The Apes' fan, so I was really excited about being in it. I had a really good time. I liked wearing all that stuff, and I liked playing the part.

I don't feel like I've ever done anything - even 'Big Momma's House' - that I didn't really have some desire to do.

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.

I wanted to be a male ballet dancer.

A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs.