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. Ever since the holdovers premiered at the telluride film festival last fall, audiences have been asking how the film managed to outfit giamatti’s curmudgeonly character with his uncommonly. “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. 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. Over the course of a snowy christmas break in 1970, paul develops an unexpected connection with the school's grieving cafeteria manager (best actress in a. Paul giamatti shares details about how he played a character with a lazy eye in “the holdovers. ”. Get more howard stern by signing up for a free siriusxm trial:. The holdovers star paul giamatti on finding the sweet amidst the sour of his eccentric teacher, that lazy eye, and how he's come to terms with being called a 'fiscally. 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 fans. The comically askew eyes, as well as professor hunham’s trimethylaminuria — a rare genetic condition also called fish odor syndrome because of the unpleasant smell it. Putting a giant contact lens on his eye wasn’t ideal for giamatti, who admitted he’s “squeamish” about putting anything on his eyes. The fake lazy eye lens took “a lot to get used. Paul giamatti on ‘sideways’ oscar snub, the secret to his ‘holdovers’ lazy eye and how he’s still ‘figuring out how to act on film’. “ paul giamatti is our. If you watch paul giamatti in the new movie the holdovers, you might be left wondering: Is that his real eye? Paul giamatti has revealed how they did the lazy eye in the holdovers — and it sounds like a real challenge for the actor (source: Uproxx, howard stern) #paulgiamatti. Paul giamatti, while honored at santa barbara film fest, reflected on awards contender 'the holdovers,' a breakout role on 'sideways,' and 'billions. “from acclaimed director alexander payne, the holdovers follows a curmudgeonly instructor (paul giamatti) at a new england prep school who is forced to remain. In the holdovers, paul giamatti plays a pompous and lonely classics professor named paul hunham at a new england boarding school for boys in 1970.
