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 achieveactoramaze Change image and share on social
I find that the crazy narcissists, the selfish loons are often the most fun to be around, weirdly. Paul Giamatti crazyfindfun Change image and share on social
Religion features more now in my life than it did when I was a kid - my dad rejected the Catholic church as a young man. I had no religious upbringing, but certainly, Dad was a kind of secular humanist. I don't know if he was an atheist or agnostic. I regret I didn't talk to him about it. Paul Giamatti agnosticatheistcatholic share on social
There is something pleasurable for an actor to produce something and not be in it. Paul Giamatti actorpleasurableproduce Change image and share on social
I consider myself an atheist. My wife is Jewish. And I'm fine with my son being raised as a Jew. He's learning Hebrew and is really into it. I will talk to my own son about my atheism when the time is right. But there's a great tradition of Jewish atheism, there are no better atheists in the world than the Jews. Paul Giamatti atheismatheistfine share on social
I don't consider myself a very interesting person. I have the mentality of a supporting actor. Paul Giamatti actorinterestmentality Change image and share on social
Now, actors get so familiarized with Eastern Europe. I never imagined I'd get as familiar with Budapest and Prague and places like that in my life. Paul Giamatti actorbudapesteastern Change image and share on social
I've very critical of myself, and film has been an adjustment for me. Paul Giamatti adjustmentcriticalfilm Change image and share on social
The supporting thing can be harder to pop in and out of. The hardest thing is the people who have to come in and play, say, the bartender for a day - that's a lot harder than playing the lead role. You have to pop in and get it right. It's a lot of pressure to just pop in there and fit in and find your footing really fast. Paul Giamatti bartenderdayfast share on social
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 actaddictgratification Change image and share on social