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" Growing up, I didn't know where I was headed, except to the grave or maybe to the gutter. I went through wanting to do a lot of things, but acting wasn't one of them. "

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" I don't mind talking about acting. I don't have anything interesting to say about it, but it's interesting talking about it. "

" I've never not been proud of the work I was doing; I have nothing I have any shame about. "

" I like playing weird, kind of shady people. "

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Playing

People

" The white male is one of the easiest things to be. There's always a job; there's always something for you to do. "

" I still want to be the guy who can get on the subway and check out the freak on the subway. "

" 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. "

" Am I really cool? You're telling me I'm cool? Well, that's good to hear. "

" Am I an anxious guy? I think I have been called upon as an actor a lot to access emotions like that. But I don't really think I am a big worrier. I don't see myself like that. But I guess other people do. Which is maybe worrying in itself. "

" I played old men back in drama school. It's just now that I'm drawing level with the age of the characters I play, but I'm fine with that, and I've certainly never envied people who became hugely famous when they were young. "

" I was more used to acting onstage, for a long time. I don't know, maybe I was temperamentally more suited to stage stuff. And there are things about the stage that I miss in a lot of ways. "

" 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. "

" If I play a more aggressive, stronger guy, I often go through my day feeling a bit better than when I play somebody who's not. "

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Better

Day

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

" 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 never saw me become successful. "

" I'm not a big wine guy. And bars, I never go to bars anymore. It's such a drag, man. "

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Wine

Big

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

" I've very critical of myself, and film has been an adjustment for me. "

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Film

Very

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You

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" When I did 'Lady in the Water,' the most exciting thing to me was to get to work with Bob Balaban - I couldn't leave the guy alone. I drove him crazy. He's fantastic and a hilarious guy. "

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Crazy

Lady

" 'Capricorn One' just seemed like... wow. That was it, y'know? Nothing was ever going to be better than that movie. "

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" I'm clearly not Brad Pitt, and I'm never going to be Brad Pitt. "

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

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" I definitely had a top-notch education. "

" I don't mind being stereotyped in some way and playing certain kinds of guys, but if I can find something to occasionally get a break from that, that would be nice. And I feel like I manage to. "

" One of my favourite things growing up was 'Asterix', those books. "

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Things

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" I would probably choose supporting roles if I had to make a choice. It's actually a really hard thing to say. It's all on a role-by-role basis, ultimately. I shouldn't be so quick to say that. I feel like you're given greater license to be colorful and eccentric in supporting roles, and that's interesting to me. "

Paul Giamatti

Say

You

" I did a movie called 'American Splendor', based on the comic book writer Harvey Pekar. "

" 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 always would be happy to make a character even more unlikable, but you know, there's a limit and if you go there, you get into a very different kind of movie, man. "