I will forever love Paul Giamatti bc once at a Globes after party I ask if I could hold his golden globe for $5 and he said sure and I did and we took a photo and then he held out his hand and I gave him that $5 and he said “nice doing business with you” and he’s a g for real for always for that - ThreadSky

wynter.bsky.social • 67 days ago

I will forever love Paul Giamatti bc once at a Globes after party I ask if I could hold his golden globe for $5 and he said sure and I did and we took a photo and then he held out his hand and I gave him that $5 and he said “nice doing business with you” and he’s a g for real for always for that

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realmajorpita.bsky.social•66 days ago

Paul's the best. Niece was a PA on billions, told him her grandmother is a fan. A few days later, he told her to tell grandma Paul said hello. My mom tells that story every time I see her. Too sweet.

dawnddurante.bsky.social•67 days ago

He was great in a movie that starred Edward Norton. It's called "The Illusionist."

accelerationista.bsky.social•67 days ago

The Illusionist is wonderful!

dawnddurante.bsky.social•67 days ago

It's the only romantic movie I like. As you know, there is so much more to it.

trousersofdoom.bsky.social•67 days ago

I remember there was a big thing about the fruit tree trick where they admitted they did it with special effect and the magic community were up in arms as it came out roughly alongside The Prestige where all the tricks were plausible.

dawnddurante.bsky.social•67 days ago

Yes. Unfortunately the movies are nothing like each other but people figured they were both about magicians. The orange tree was a Houdini trick. An orange tree grows from one seed. It takes awhile for the tree to grow so they sped it up. An illusionist isn’t a magician & there were silly things.

kumimono.bsky.social•67 days ago

The Prestige? The one with, this guy, and his, plausible machine? 🤔😬

trousersofdoom.bsky.social•67 days ago

To be fair, that’s SCIENCE!

accelerationista.bsky.social•66 days ago

David Bowie can convince us of anything.

thejessesands.bsky.social•67 days ago

trousersofdoom.bsky.social•67 days ago

I was expecting this one:

andrewmb.bsky.social•66 days ago

Well except for all of the Hugh Jackmans in the basement

trousersofdoom.bsky.social•66 days ago

Massive Waste of Hugh Jackmans

accelerationista.bsky.social•66 days ago

When Eisenheim bounces a ball on stage, and *slows it down in mid-air*, I'm pretty sure that was a special effect.

Specifically, over-cranking the camera at that moment.

This is an effect venerable with age.

dawnddurante.bsky.social•66 days ago

2. The mirror illusion was really done. Why make stuff up when you already have good illusions out there? No doubt they faked the mirror. Norton had some of today’s best illusionists teaching him. They taught him the orange illusion.

dawnddurante.bsky.social•66 days ago

He said that all of the illusions had really been done by illusionists. Some by Houdini. I don’t think he thought about himself as an illusionist. He really didn’t do much in the movie. The stuff about bringing his girlfriend back as a ghost was just part of the plot.

dawnddurante.bsky.social•66 days ago

Norton was on a talk show & said he learned to do that one. I don’t know how. Some were obviously phony.

accelerationista.bsky.social•66 days ago

That effect was invented by the great cinematographer Jack Cardiff for the feature The Red Shoes.

It was a switch on the Technicolor camera what would momentarily over-crank the camera when activated.

Magic Hour, by Jack Cardiff, tells this and many other fascinating stories.

69metsfan.bsky.social•67 days ago

Do you listen to his “Chin Wag” podcast with Stephen Asma?

decmusicology.bsky.social•66 days ago

I have enjoyed every one of his roles since at least American Splendor; plus every personal reminiscence I have seen about him makes him seem like a standup dude

composerchadwick.bsky.social•67 days ago

I found myself sitting next to him on a NYC subway one day long ago. It's bad form to bother celebrities but I could not stop myself. I muttered quietly through the side of my mouth, "I know we're not supposed to talk to you, but you're awesome."

He laughed, nodded, and thanked me. Made my week.

indiecredentials.bsky.social•67 days ago

I love him because he's an Oscar-tier actor willing to play the weirdest little guys in some of the weirdest little films.

doodle023.bsky.social•67 days ago

indiecredentials.bsky.social•67 days ago

Essentially a thicc Brad Dourif

allennemo.bsky.social•66 days ago

I first stanned him in One Flew Over … then when I surprise recognized him in Star Trek Voyager, so talented! (along with the inimitable Louise Fletcher in DS9).

indiecredentials.bsky.social•66 days ago

Nicholson be damned Dourif was the most memorable part of Cuckoos Nest

mavwreck.bsky.social•66 days ago

What Voyager episode was he in? I couldn’t find anything on IMDb.

allennemo.bsky.social•66 days ago

He played Lon Suder, the sociopathic Betazoid. His first big part was “Meld” S2E16, he has other appearances and then a big 2 parter, too. Really good, that one.

mavwreck.bsky.social•66 days ago

Oh… I thought you were talking about Paul Giamatti, when you meant Brad Dourif.

piercere.bsky.social•67 days ago

The library has a streaming service where there are kid’s books illustrated and narrated. I was watching The True Story of the Big Bad Wolf with the kid, and thought “god this guys really going overboard trying to do a Giammati” — turns out it was actually him.

coyotesvoice.bsky.social•67 days ago

First thing I remember him from is Private Parts, and damn if he didn't own his shitty character!

petallu.bsky.social•67 days ago

Wasn’t he great in Private Parts? Too awesome in Sideways.

indiecredentials.bsky.social•66 days ago

His spectrum is broad.

shedevilpatrol.bsky.social•67 days ago

Just watch ‘The Hold Overs’ tonight and I could for sure see that happening.

freakanatcha.bsky.social•67 days ago

When guy like Paul Giamatti gets busy with Virginia Madsen
in Sideways, it always gives hope to guys like me.

pete-etep.bsky.social•67 days ago

oh that freakin Giamatti got you good. standard SAG golden globes holding rate is only $3.50. Giamatti!

bobsalamander.bsky.social•67 days ago

Hell yeah. Everyone loves making a quick five dollars.

mouseofmystery.bsky.social•67 days ago

That’s fantastic

furnace.bsky.social•66 days ago

The man’s got hustle

stevemartin12666.bsky.social•67 days ago

Completely heard his voice "nice doing..."
The Holdovers, such a great performance and also love Sideways...

wynter.bsky.social•67 days ago

(Watching The Holdovers again)

stewieeee.bsky.social•67 days ago

Great film.

askingamy.bsky.social•67 days ago

This is exactly how I imagine Paul Giamatti behaving. What a relief.
In our household The Holdovers is emerging as a Christmas favorite, which is a good thing because maybe I won't have to watch The Family Stone

wynter.bsky.social•67 days ago

I can’t do TFS anymore like why do we need more anxiety on top of anxiety right now it’s moved to the IF WE HAVE TO pile

askingamy.bsky.social•67 days ago

Every family should have one of these, containing a list of Christmas films to be brought out only as a last resort.
The Family Stone
Holiday
Fred Claus

askingamy.bsky.social•67 days ago

I just remembered that Paul Giamatti is in Fred Claus
NOOoOoOo

vgcatano.bsky.social•67 days ago

Oh god, I actively loathe The Family Stone. Holdovers is a far superior Christmas option.

rvaporkchop.bsky.social•67 days ago

I like TFS but it is loathsome I admit it

okoyessmile.bsky.social•67 days ago

🤣🤣🤣

plp2024.bsky.social•67 days ago

I love him bc he was in Safe Men.

amencarini.bsky.social•67 days ago

I heard “nice doing business with you” with his voice in my brain, iconic

acathirelltanz.bsky.social•67 days ago

He then prolly took that $5 and went to in and out 🤣

liz-agal.bsky.social•67 days ago

When I was asked to write “Samantha’s Voice” and balked because it was a lot of work at a time I was needed on another project, he told me to “Get it out now and he’d give me five bucks. Now I know where he got the money.🙂

vieuxmattyk.bsky.social•67 days ago

It gets better

abstract53.bsky.social•67 days ago

INSIDE an In’n’Out? Wow, not even the drive-thru. No shame!

tierno158.bsky.social•67 days ago

He didn’t hold onto that $5 very long! 😳

alwaysthinkhow.bsky.social•53 days ago

Those were $5 days of In and Out they are long gone now.

kto1243.bsky.social•66 days ago

Objectively awesome story!

jeffgreco.com•67 days ago

Pics or it didn’t happen.

(I just wanna see)

matthewsp.bsky.social•67 days ago

Hey, a deal is a deal 😎

anotherbob.bsky.social•67 days ago

Funny!

kenlowery.bsky.social•67 days ago

Hell yeah

cynbud.bsky.social•67 days ago

So cool you did that.

beazb.bsky.social•67 days ago

Paul G & Andre Braugher in Duet: 💕

fanofdemocracy.net•67 days ago

I miss Andre so much!!!!!

yepokay.bsky.social•67 days ago

“I’m not your typical Hollywood schmuck that just does nice things knowing full well word gets around”. At least make it funny

ljilly28.bsky.social•66 days ago

I taught English with his mom Toni Giamatti at Hopkins School in New Haven. What a charismatic, impactful person in the Hopkins/ Yale community. She was larger than life.

joegug.bsky.social•66 days ago

He was a customer at our bookstore before American Splendor & Sideways came out. My partner who never recognized people knew him straight off because of his guest appearance on Homicide where he played a sad but scary character. He was always very pleasant.

herzogshoe.bsky.social•67 days ago

I was expecting you to say he eventually refused the $5 but I actually respect him more for holding you to your offer.

orbitron81.bsky.social•67 days ago

Gig economy hitting famous golden globe winning actors too

eddiestats.bsky.social•67 days ago

so you gave him 5$ and kept his award? thats an amazing deal

mrdys.bsky.social•67 days ago

I love this story of him eating a deep fried turkey with the grips on Cold Souls: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYghG9KA/

roxyrobyn.bsky.social•66 days ago

That's the realest thing I've seen this week, get that bag

oldandcrippled.bsky.social•67 days ago

He's a nice person for charging you to hold his award and have a picture? What am I missing?

erquipo.bsky.social•67 days ago

Best explanation:

https://bsky.app/profile/jessefuchs.bsky.social/post/3ldwvqfigtk2p

ginamarie295.bsky.social•67 days ago

He didn’t charge her, she made a deal with him which he honored. Respected her.

oldandcrippled.bsky.social•65 days ago

Or her could've said thank you for being a fan, donate the money to a charity of your choice?

buttbird.bsky.social•67 days ago

This is the world's most believable celebrity encounter story

lesmj.bsky.social•67 days ago

I thought he should have gotten the Oscar for "Cinderella Man". 👍

rebellischeeichel.bsky.social•67 days ago

That guy is the Goat. He Always kills it.

deryckeleven.bsky.social•67 days ago

spider.florist•67 days ago

tbh this is somehow way better than if he didn’t charge you

jessefuchs.bsky.social•67 days ago

There’s no noblesse oblige this way—he’s treating you as a peer. A peer with five bucks.

feralrobots.bsky.social•67 days ago

I was having trouble putting a finger on it but yes, this is the thing for me too.

thebigbadme.bsky.social•67 days ago

a peer *without* 5 bucks ;-)

comedysavage.bsky.social•67 days ago

Being a working actor is hard. He just found a button to press to make people give him 5 bucks

fionataylor.bsky.social•66 days ago

My friend's husband grew up with him and they are still friends to this day.

realng.bsky.social•67 days ago

That's cool as hell

narwhalfitz.bsky.social•66 days ago

Paul’s dad, when he was president of Yale, walked by my lemonade stand when I was a kid. He didn’t have any money so he wrote me an IOU. A week later, I got a handwritten letter with a quarter paying for his 10 cent lemonade “with interest”. I’m pretty sure he would have taken your $5 too.

mavwreck.bsky.social•66 days ago

I didn’t know his dad was A. Bartlett Giamatti! I always remembered him the commissioner of Major League Baseball.

narwhalfitz.bsky.social•66 days ago

I think he might have preferred the role of Commissioner to being the president of Yale. 😉

narwhalfitz.bsky.social•66 days ago

Truly a class act - oh and the lemonade was 15 cents 🤣

voteymcvoteface.bsky.social•66 days ago

only scabs work for free

nhinca.bsky.social•67 days ago

His Miles character from Sideways is why he's a g for real for always for me. He's done other great things, but that one sticks with me.

golfopotomus.bsky.social•67 days ago

As a wino, I loved Sideways

duanemoody.qwiffer.com•67 days ago

It gave me a reason to visit Solvang

cheeseenthusiast.bsky.social•67 days ago

Did you have a nice time?

tarastelluto.bsky.social•67 days ago

8 years after that movie came out, the Merlot industry still hadn’t recovered.

rscotttiptonmpa.bsky.social•67 days ago

"Cinderella Man"

rscotttiptonmpa.bsky.social•67 days ago

khadijah.bsky.social•66 days ago

Sat next to him on a plane back from Sundance years ago, a GEM.

michaeldubose.dev•67 days ago

I’ve loved him for a long time for many other reasons, and this story just added another layer to my fandom. The man is an absolute treasure and must be protected at all costs

thebigbadme.bsky.social•67 days ago

same

lisab1962.bsky.social•67 days ago

He also does a fantastic job reading "A Scanner Darkly" audiobook.

ersatzsapience.com•66 days ago

Shit, I guess it's time to go through A Scanner Darkly for a fourth time

adownie.bsky.social•67 days ago

For some reason, that aligns perfectly to what I would expect his personality to be like…

ladydeconstruct.bsky.social•67 days ago

This gave me a smile

mrsvsmegma.bsky.social•66 days ago

We would have a target species to exploit and a planet to rape

ijspurcell.bsky.social•67 days ago

gig’s a gig

ineti.bsky.social•67 days ago

Every income stream adds up. Paul G is amazing; I rewatched Ironclad recent and was pleasantly reminded he was in it. Great work.

Can’t wait to see what he does in Starfleet Academy.

biwabankster.bsky.social•67 days ago

Love the story😅
His catalogue is sick (old man, dont @ me)

westhomasanderson.bsky.social•67 days ago

He probably used it to buy his double-double at In-n-out on the way home.

narles.bsky.social•67 days ago

He’s someone who took a “small” role in Truman Show and made it so memorable and impactful. Brilliant guy.

shryke.bsky.social•67 days ago

That’s an awesome story.

absentmindedprof3.bsky.social•67 days ago

Whenever I see him, I always hear him saying, "I'm not drinking any merlot!".

ravensophia.bsky.social•66 days ago

I love that scene so much! 😆🍷

jasonfugate.dev•67 days ago

Absolute fucking legend.

m5a.bsky.social•67 days ago

How much do we have to pay #paulgiamatti to sign on to #artists4ceasefire?

https://www.artists4ceasefire.org/

differentmatt.bsky.social•66 days ago

Good for him for being real about it, but good for you for getting your money's worth. Five bucks is a great price for that.

leckybo.bsky.social•66 days ago

I met him in Edinburgh in 2003. I was absolutely shitfaced, eating a take out curry from a container. I asked him what he was doing here and very politely replied ‘There’s a major film festival on’ I can still see the fear in his eyes as I approached. Have wanted to apologise to him ever since.