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Giovanni Ribisi
American
Actor
About the author
I used to shy away from publicity so as not to let it get in the way of the work. But it's part of the job. The tabloids are a whole other arena. If fame happens, it happens. I just want to maintain focus.
Giovanni Ribisi,
American
Actor
#Want
#Work
#Job
#Focus
#Fame
#Publicity
Dostoevski was on to something. You are the path you choose. You are what your vocation is.
Giovanni Ribisi,
American
Actor
#Vocation
I grew up with Scientology - my parents at one point were clerical. It's a pragmatic philosophy, not merely a belief system. Yeah, it's had media exposure because certain luminaries do Scientology, but millions of people do it who are not celebrities. It's not a threat or some cult.
Giovanni Ribisi,
American
Actor
#People
#Belief
#Parents
#Media
#Philosophy
#Scientology
I love talking about Scientology.
Giovanni Ribisi,
American
Actor
#Love
#Talking
#Scientology
I'm old fashioned with my cell phone. I like that human contact and I think it's important.
Giovanni Ribisi,
American
Actor
#Old
I'm so critical of myself. I'm actually really, really proud of the film. It's really cool to see a movie at Sundance because everybody is so supportive.
Giovanni Ribisi,
American
Actor
#Film
I've been allowed to grow over the past twenty years. I've managed to avoid being trapped in one moment of my career and for that, I'm very thankful.
Giovanni Ribisi,
American
Actor
#Years
#Career
#Past
#Being
If I had to choose criteria, for me, it's about first the director. I want to be a part of something that's good and intellectually challenging. After the director it's the character and the story. That's the deal for me.
Giovanni Ribisi,
American
Actor
#Character
#Want
#First
My mother told me I was begging her to be an actor when I was four. My father and my grandfather saw at least one or two movies a week; they were film buffs, so I guess it just rubbed off on me. And now it's kind of become a way of life for me.
Giovanni Ribisi,
American
Actor
#Now
#Life
#Film
#Movies
#Mother
#Actor
#Father
Those people are unabashedly ruthless as far as money is concerned.
Giovanni Ribisi,
American
Actor
#People
#Money
What's sad is that there is an addictive quality to that, to believing your own hype; to allowing yourself to become validated by others and no longer by yourself. That's the danger of celebrity.
Giovanni Ribisi,
American
Actor
#Celebrity
#Quality
#Danger
You have to take into account it was the cell phone that became what the modern-day concept of a phone call is, and this is a device that's attached to your hip 24/7. Before that there was 'leave a message' and before that there was 'hopefully you're home.'
Giovanni Ribisi,
American
Actor
#Home
There's the concept that if I do this big budget project, then that will help me do the things I really want to do and bring more money to those films.
Giovanni Ribisi,
American
Actor
#Want
#Will
#Money
#Help
#Project
We went to - I guess it was a legitimate boiler room, and I sat in front of this guy who literally was on the phone with two people at once. They call it double fisting.
Giovanni Ribisi,
American
Actor
#People