GQ regularly invites notable actors to watch short clips of their own movies and comment on some of their more notable roles in a series called "Iconic Characters." Giamatti was shown clips from "Private Parts," "Sideways," and even "Big Fat Liar" before commenting on Limbo from "Planet of the Apes." Like so many of us, Giamatti admitted to becoming enamored with director Franklin J. Schaffner's 1968 film "Planet of the Apes" at an early age, and how being asked to appear in another adaptation — sans audition — was a great (if dubious) honor:
"I was obsessed with the 'Planet of the Apes' movies as a kid. And so the notion that I could be in one of those was mind-blowing to me. I didn't audition for that. Tim Burton came to me with that, 'cause I guess he was like, 'You look like a monkey, so I'll have you do this.' It was one of the funnest things I've ever done. And working with Rick Baker was amazing."
Giamatti's agents, however, were concerned that their client wouldn't be recognizable after being buried in ape makeup. Giamatti didn't care. There was no way he wasn't going to play an ape. He even threatened his agents if they even suggested anything otherwise:
"I was covered head to toe, shoulders in a fat suit, and my feet. My agents were like, 'Don't you think you should play a human so they can see your face?' And I was like, 'If you tell them I wanna play a human in this, I'll f***ing kill you all.' I was like, 'I'm gonna play an ape.'"
The anger was, of course, playful.
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