Paul Giamatti

“I'm not a personality actor. I'm a character actor.”

“I'm drawn to flawed characters.”

“The best acting is instinctive. It's not intellectual, it's not mechanical, it's instinctive.”

“I find that the 'survivor' aspect of most characters is what I'm interested in.”

“I've had a very weird career. You know, I've been a leading man and a character actor.”

“I'm just a journeyman actor. I don't have a grand plan.”

“I don't think of myself as a comedic actor... I have a comedic sensibility, I think.”

“I don't mind being a professional idiot. I'm a professional idiot. I'm a clown.”

“I always wanted to be an actor, but I didn't know how. I was a very shy, quiet kid.”

“I think the best roles are in dark movies. It's roles that aren't you. It's fun to do something that's not you.”

“The older I get, the more I'm interested in things that are more self-destructive.”

“I think I have a face that you can pretty much do anything with.”

“I'm not a very confessional person. I'm a private person.”

“I have a healthy skepticism of the arts. I think it's all a bit of a con.”

“I'm always interested in the people who are losers, who are struggling.”