I had managed something better than payback. By acting with purpose and understatement, I had created a more just environment, which is what I am asking of all of you. This is the new way.
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Paul Giamatti
Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti (/dʒiəˈmɑːti/; born June 6, 1967) is an American character actor and producer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Cinderella Man and is also known for his roles in the films Private Parts, Sideways, American Splendor, The Illusionist, Cold Souls, Barney's Version, Big Fat Liar, Love & Mercy, Straight Outta Compton, San Andreas and Win Win, as well as the miniseries John Adams and Downton Abbey. He has won two Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. 2Early life Giamatti was born June 6, 1967, in New Haven, Connecticut, the youngest of three children. His father, A. Bartlett Giamatti (Angelo Bartlett Giamatti), was a Yale University professor who later became president of the university and commissioner of Major League Baseball. His mother, Toni Marilyn Giamatti (née Smith), was a homemaker and English teacher who taught at Hopkins School and had also previously acted. His paternal grandfather's family were Italian immigrants from Telese Terme; the family surname was originally spelled "Giammattei" (Italian pronunciation: [dʒammatˈtɛi]). The rest of Giamatti's ancestry is German, Dutch, English, French, Irish, and Scottish. His paternal grandmother had deep roots in New England, dating back to the colonial era. His brother, Marcus, is also an actor, and his sister, Elena, is a jewelry designe
Our practices leave grooves over time. And eventually, those grooves become walls that box us in.
Don't serve rabbit food to an elephant and ask if he's full.
What we do has consequences, intended or unintended. The decisions we make, The actions we bring—have weight.
They may be cheering now, but believe me, they are dying to boo.
You wouldn't know the right thing to do if it kneeled down and sucked your tiny goddamn cock!
But a good matador doesn't try to kill a fresh bull. You wait until he's been stuck a few times.
A good matador doesn’t try to kill a fresh bull. You wait until he’s been stuck a few times.
No one quits while they’re ahead. This isn’t France. It’s America.
Every man is a junkie for something.
Maybe generations from now, they’ll tell stories about you, like they do Jesse James or Billy the Kid. The myth is so fucking romantic.
You know the only enemy more dangerous than a man with unlimited resources is one with nothing to lose. And that is what you are looking at right here.