Paul Giamatti

With “American Splendor” and “Sideways,” Paul Giamatti perfected the role of the cranky, frustrated failure. In his new film “Cold Souls” he stars as an actor named Paul Giamatti who gets his soul removed to find relief from his oppressive emotions. He tells Kurt that acting is kind of like borrowing another person’s soul: “A lot of the time I get degraded, desiccated souls.”