Paul Giamatti visits In-N-Out post Golden Globe win.Photo:Michael Warburton/ X
Michael Warburton/ X
Paul Giamatti’s big night seemingly brought on a big appetite.
“PAUL GIAMATTI keeping it real post his Golden Globes win last night , at the Westwood In-N-Out in L.A.,” actor Michael Warburton tweeted on Monday.
Other patrons also seen in the picture all seemed preoccupied with their personal orders.
Before heading to In-N-Out Burger, Giamatti gave a heartfelt speech dedicated to teachers as he thanked his fans and his peers alike for the Golden Globe win.
“Surely this is the first time this award has been given to an actor who has played a man who smells like fish,” he quipped, referring to his character, boarding school teacher Paul Hunham.
Paul Giamatti, 2024 Billboard Golden Globes After Party.Gilbert Flores/Billboard via Getty Images
Gilbert Flores/Billboard via Getty Images
After sharing a few thank-yous, he said, “I want to give a shout-out to my son Samuel, who recently graduated from college. And it’s a movie about a teacher. I play a teacher in it. My whole family, they’re teachers. All of them, going back generations.”
“Teachers are good people. Gotta respect them,” he continued. “They do a good thing. It’s a tough job, so this is for teachers as well. Thanks, guys. Thank you.”
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InThe Holdovers, Giamatti portrays a cranky history teacher at a remote prep school who is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a troubled student (Dominic Sessa) who has no place to go. Da’Vine Joy Randolphalso won best supporting actress in a moviefor her performance.
Last month,The Illusionistalumspoke exclusively with PEOPLEabout playing the role of a cross-eyed teacher.
“I’m not allowed to tell you,” he said of the movie magic. “I’m not joking. It’s a state secret. I’ve been sworn to secrecy.”
In addition to his character’s eye issues, Giamatti told PEOPLE that Hunham’s trimethylaminuria — a rare genetic condition also called Fish Odor Syndrome because of the unpleasant smell it generates — were “important [parts] of the character.”
“It makes him more marginalized because the kids make fun of him about it,” he said of Hunham, who he described as “a strict but well-meaning guy.”
source: people.com
