Paul Giamatti's American Rancor

Posted Oct 4th 2007 11:13AM by TMZ Staff

Paul Giamatti's most persistent artistic trope is that peculiar anomie that he carries around on his hunched shoulders like a backpack full of rotting fruit.


And it was in full evidence yesterday in midtown Manhattan, as he plodded down the street, brow knitted, scowling as our guy tried to get him to say hello -- or anything -- to the camera. "I don't want to be filmed," moaned Giamatti, despite our lensman's best efforts to engage him.

Somewhere, Harvey Pekar is smiling. Or, rather, frowning.

Filed under: Movies, Wacky & Weird


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1. Okay. I'll ask first. Who is he?

Posted at 1:32PM on Oct 4th 2007 by lees

2. is does not suprise me that the first poster in this thread does not know who ths guy is. He is a really, really good actor and ain't into the spotlight crap.

He politely and humanly said, " : I don't want to be filmed"

Sounds like a reasonable request to me.

Posted at 2:23PM on Oct 4th 2007 by Ivana Jercough

3. wow. this was really well written, that thing about his "artistic trope". i think this was my favorite tmz write up ever, even thought i don't totally understand it. but it should not be surprising that giamatti acts this way. anytime i've seen him on a talkshow he is as fidgety as adam sandler or chris farley is but without being funny, so it goes without saying that if he's approached on the street with a camera that it will not go well.

Posted at 3:28PM on Oct 4th 2007 by brett

4. you know there are stars and there are actors. this guy is a real actor and not out to be one of the glitzy ones so why don't you just leave him alone.

Posted at 4:48PM on Oct 4th 2007 by light blue

5. dont know who pauk is

Posted at 12:27PM on Dec 19th 2007 by Logo Designers

6. i loved this guy in paycheck

Posted at 9:20AM on Dec 29th 2007 by Affordable Logo Design