Paul Giamatti Career Retrospective | SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations
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- Paul Giamatti shares stories from his performances in ‘Sideways’, ‘Billions’ and ‘The Holdovers’ in this conversation about his acting career. In the Q&A he also shares about his failed audition for 'America's Most Wanted' in this career spanning discussion moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety. This interview is part of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations series, an essential resource for actors, filmmakers and students of discussions with performers, exploring the process and profession of acting.
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2:43 Past Midnight (1991)
4:15 The Holdovers (2023)
29:21 Growing Up
32:15 Yale Drama School
32:51 Secondary Income
36:51 Early auditions
43:18 Early movies
45:54 1997-1998
47:25 American Splendor (2003)
51:23 Sideways (2004)
54:04 Cinderella Man (2005)
58:10 John Adams (2008)
1:01:27 Cold Souls (2009)
1:04:03 Hamlet (2013)
1:05:55 John Adams (2008)
1:07:17 Billions
1:08:34 30 Coins (2023)
1:11:09 Directing and Directors
1:13:24 Most recent auditions
1:14:34 Getting fired
1:15:02 Inside Amy Schumer
1:15:47 Vertical
1:16:48 Big Fat Liar (2002)
1:17:40 Big Momma’s House (2000)
1:18:30 Learning about Acting
1:19:09 Doing a Western - Zábava
Paul's been one of the most compelling and interesting actors since the mid-90's. I'm happy Billions is over so he can do more film work and diverse roles now.
Exactly, but he literally carried the show in Billions! I will miss him as Chuck so much!
Paul Giamatti is hands-down my favourite working actor. He's a sign of a great film!
I'm Danish and saw the film yesterday. Hearing Paul Giamatti talk about hygge and being Danish went straight to my heart like the movie. Thanks to everyone for a truly wonderful film.
The most beloved interviewer!
He’s sooo underrated & so amazing. He should have more awards. And his voice just compelling.
Guys he is such an underrated comedian
Watching The Holdovers, I think the lockdown feeling resonates with the collective consciousness right now for obvious reasons. But we've been free of lockdown long enough now to see this and enjoy the fact that it's not us locked in the school! As well as enjoy every other layer to it. Perfect film.
A SAG member friend took me to this event as his guest...Wonderful time...
I could listen to Paul Giamatti talking all day long... what a voice!
I and Paul were extras in BEFORE AND AFTER in 1995. We never met, but so great to see his wonderful career going strong.
The Holdovers is as good as it gets! Loved it! Alexander Payne is Back!
His films with Alexander Payne are amazing. What an icon.
Paul and Jeanelle. This is perfection!
Ditto!
OhmyGod what a lovely lovely man. Not affected at all by the fame which comes with the job. I could look and listen to him all day long. A bit of a crush here now!
SO COOL. I SAW PAUL G IN WASHIONGTON SQ. PK, NYC WHERE I WAS JAMMING & SAW PAUL, SAID LOUDLY, 'YOU'RE A GREAT ACTOR! I LOVE YOUR WORK!' (AFTER I SAW "SIDEWAYS") & PAUL GIAMATTI WAS GRACIOUS & COOL
Best interview ever!!
I STILL think of big far liar whenever I see him, I love that he mentioned it.
Love this actor.
I pray he wins his Oscar 🥺🥺
Janelle has lost so much weight! She looks incredible! ❤
Very enjoyable to watch... thank you...
The Most Wanted bit was hilarious!
I’d take Giamatti over almost any other actor , anytime.
John Adams will always be Giamatti's best role but he's really got so many great roles.
His father was the commissioner of Major League Baseball also. Wow very cool
Someone please put this man in a detective role!!
Loved spending this hour w you two. PS. Your pink jumpsuit is beautiful!!!!
Always great to see Paul. I'd like to see him play a 'no excuses', 'no funny quirks' bad guy at some point. (He played a quirky one in Shoot Em Up).
The movie was great and Paul Giamati was excellent and deserves an Oscar as do the two other main characters.
TRES Cool/Heavy! Oscar Time!
If I ever saw Paul Giamatti, I would yell at him: "I am NOT drinking any merlot!!" I'll bet he's never heard that.
Haha, great line. I would say: "Let me get this goddamn hitchhiker out of my boot..."
Oscar for Paul giamatti 2024! He has incredible support from SAG, hope it’s strong enough to get him the gong. One of the most beloved actors of his generation
So funny they crack me up
Janelle and Paul. Win win!❤
He’s so right. They should not make a sequel to Sideways. Leave it be.
Paul Giamatti never being on Law and Order and Michael Shannon not being asked on SNL two of lives greatest mysteries.
Why do I feel he didn’t really enjoyed Billions? He literally carried the show and I LOVED his role.
My mind forever has Paul as Marty Wolf dancing half naked towards the pool listening to hungry like the wolf in Big Fat Liar
Straight out of Compton, saving Mrn. Banks...😊
He's my favorite Santa Claus and he was also incredible in Planet of the Apes!
It's the Verizon guy!
30 COINS SEASON 2 WAS INSANELY GREAT
This is exactly where I have been awared of this good actor in one of our best and funniest and always surprising quite crazy movies directors in Spain who is in this game since ages ago, Alex de la Iglesia.
Paul does an amazing work at The Holdovers.
He is so winning SAG this year
And the oscar
🙏🙏🙏👍🏼👍🏼🦉
Grabbing a glass of no frickin Merlot to watch this
38:19 America's Most Wanted audition story
1:16:48 for Big Fat Liar
Matt Damon is the poorman’s pg lol .
I play piano, and had a dream about J.S. Bach. Guess who it was!
6 Past Midnight 1991
"But you know the Stamp Act was repealed..........." Hahahaha
past midnight (1991)
It is an hour and seven minutes in til we get to Billions
If Paul doesn’t like you then you probably suck