The lazy eye detail in the holdovers is a deliberate choice for paul giamatti's character, adding depth and uniqueness to mr. Paul giamatti revealed that the lazy. Don’t expect to learn the secret behind paul giamatti‘s lazy eye in the movie the holdovers, because he doesn’t want you to know. While paul has not yet publicly commented on wearing a prosthetic eye in the movie, that’s not what he looks like in real life. See a recent photo below! In an interview with. Paul giamatti had to wear a contact lens that left him blind in one eye while filming the holdovers. Stream his full interview now on siriusxm. Why does paul giamatti have a lazy eye in 'the holdovers'? One of the physical manifestations of hunham's outsider status is his lazy eye. It acts as a symbol of his. The eye baffles even the film’s friendlier characters; Halfway through it, an exasperated angus (dominic sessa) asks paul which eye he’s supposed to look at. “it definitely messes you up,” sessa chuckles when recalling the character’s strange gaze in the film, looking in opposite directions—unlike giamatti’s normal eyes. When you read the script for the holdovers for the first time, what was it about paul that made him seem like a great character to you? I think it was the fact that he's. ‘the holdovers’ director alexander payne is “enjoying the fact that people are wondering” how paul giamatti maintained his askew eyes, says the actor by jack smart Paul giamatti opens up about his 30 years in hollywood, sideways oscar snub and how his love of ancient rome made its way into the holdovers film. He's almost universally disliked by other faculty members and by students because of his impossibly high academic standards and merciless grading. The students also mock him. “from acclaimed director alexander payne, the holdovers follows a curmudgeonly instructor (paul giamatti) at a new england prep school who is forced to remain. Paul giamatti finally revealed how he did that freaky lazy eye in ‘the holdovers’. Matt prigge contributing writer twitter. In whatever he appears in, paul giamatti makes an impression, whether that's in films or television, or as lead or character actor. Last month he won a golden globe award for. Paul giamatti, while honored at santa barbara film fest, reflected on awards contender 'the holdovers,' a breakout role on 'sideways,' and 'billions. Giamatti has peddled this line before, telling people in december that the eye was a “state secret,” and that he and director alexander payne got a kick out of telling curious.
