Paul Giamatti Career Retrospective | SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations

Paul Giamatti shares stories from their 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