Paul Guilfoyle Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

Acting is constant exploration.

American shows don't always translate, but this one has and speaking for myself I'm quite glad for it.

I don't know what an audience wants to see but I know what I like to see.

I look forward to the end of all this money-making part of the career, to be truthful.

I'm looking forward to taking some time off, going to New York where I live and having the freedom to pick and choose my roles.

It isn't always hard work that does the job.

It's exciting to think that something I'm involved in is touching so many people in so many cultures.

It's quite amazing to be on a show that's such a hit in America and around the world.

Some of the best movies made about crime are those where the crime solver can get inside the head of the serial killer, and those are the techniques we use in C.S.I.

Strive to be authentic all the time. That's sort of my philosophy on life, which applies to acting.

The real rub is finding that authentic self and it's not something that's going to come to you overnight.

The worst acting is about imitation.

Well I think that the mind of a serial killer and the mind of the detectives represent the duality we face as people.

You know, dramas are much more expensive to do than say a comedy, so any kind of deficit like that is picked up on when it comes time for them to pick up new shows.

Trivia

Paul is mostly known for his role of Capt. Brass on CSI. That was not his only role as a police officer his resume include several roles as detective, one of them is as Detective Sammy Kurtz in Exiled (1998) (TV).

Paul attended Lehigh University, class of '72.

Often mistakenly referred to as the son of character actor Paul Guilfoyle. They are not related.

Paul Guilfoyle appears in Alter Bridge's video for their single Broken Wings.

Paul's television debut was in 1986 in the tv movie Roanoak, an American Playhouse production.

Paul's birthday falls under the Year of the Ram according to Chinese Astrology.

Paul is approximately 5' 9" (1.75 m) tall.

In 2002, Paul & co. were nominated for the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000).

In 2004, Paul & co. were nominated for the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000).

As of 2006, Paul is married to Lisa Giobbi, together they have one daughter Snowden.

Active on the stage in both his native Boston and New York, Guilfoyle was part of an informal repertory company who appeared on Broadway and in Boston supporting actor Al Pacino in such productions as "The Training of Pavlo Hummel", "Richard III" and "Man and Superman".

Paul attended Boston College High School where he was a stand-out hockey player.