I suppose there must be some way in which I'm compelled to show some side of myself - or of people - that's paranoid and fraught and beleaguered and downtrodden, just as Tom Cruise wants to show that he's terrifyingly upbeat and terrifyingly heroic all the time.

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Comedian James Adomian performs an impression of Giamatti on the Comedy Bang Bang podcast. Giamatti began his career as a supporting actor in several films produced during the 1990s including Private Parts The Truman Show Saving Private Ryan The Negotiator and Man on the Moon before earning lead roles in several projects in the 2000s including American Splendor Sideways Cinderella Man The Illusionist John Adams Cold Souls Barney's Version and Win Win. Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti (/dʒiəˈmɑːti/; born June 6 1967) is an American actor.

Giamatti began his career as a supporting actor in several films produced during the 1990s including Private Parts The Truman Show Saving Private Ryan The Negotiator and Man on the Moon before earning lead roles in several projects in the 2000s including American Splendor Sideways Cinderella Man The Illusionist John Adams Cold Souls Barney's Version and Win Win.