Paul Giamatti Jokes About the Gowanus Canal

Brooklyn resident Paul Giamatti's new flick The Lady in the Water (opens 7/21) is about a shy building manager who rescues a mysterious woman, who is actually a mythical creature, from his swimming pool. Strangeness ensues. Giamatti was interviewed by the AP and the following exchange took place:

AP: You live in Brooklyn. Do you think any ladies are hiding in the water there?

Giamatti: (laughs) They'd have to be in the Gowanus Canal, unfortunately. So they're probably not alive if they're in there! I mean, I don't know. There's no swimming pools, is there? "Lady in the Toilet in Brooklyn."

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