Paul giamatti revealed that the lazy.

Prep school dramedy ‘the holdovers,’ paul giamatti and alexander payne’s first collaboration since ‘sideways,’ showcases giamatti’s capacity for the prickly and the.

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’.

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Halfway through it, an exasperated angus ( dominic sessa) asks paul which eye he’s supposed to look at.

But how does the actor pull off maintaining his eyes pointing in different directions throughout the movie?

The actor has been keeping how he did the effect a secret, but turns out it's pretty simple.

In an interview with.

Giamatti, 56, smiles shrewdly when asked about the trick.

Paul giamatti with fellow best actor nominees colman domingo and jeffrey wright at the 96th oscars nominees luncheon.

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If you watch paul giamatti in the new movie the holdovers, you might be left wondering:

However, this lack of explanation speaks volumes to.

Is that his real eye?

The eye baffles even the film’s friendlier characters;

“a big soft contact lens. ” putting a giant contact lens on his eye wasn’t ideal for giamatti, who admitted he’s “squeamish” about putting anything on his eyes.

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The explanation behind how the lazy eye was achieved is a sworn secret, with giamatti unable to reveal anything.

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.

“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.

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