John Goodman quotes

Born
June 20, 1952, Affton, Missouri, U.S.

Occupation
Actor.

John Goodman is an American actor.

Movies
Argo (2012)
Atomic Blonde (2017)
Fallen (1998)
The Big Lebowski (1998)

The power of laughter & love would beat out the power of fear every time.
– John Goodman

TV is the best babysitter.
– John Goodman

I’d bowled a lot, but I never really had proper lessons.
– John Goodman

Then I started checking out blues albums from the library and playing the harp along with them.
– John Goodman

Giving up a lot of yourself isn’t really that hard when you realize that you get more than you give up.
– John Goodman

Kids are at my level. I like goofing around with them.
– John Goodman

When I was young, we couldn’t afford much. But, my library card was my key to the world.
– John Goodman

Yeah, the material’s been good so far, although I’m sure there’s got to be a drought coming someday.
– John Goodman

Believe me, nobody likes to loaf more than me.
– John Goodman

Read, read, read, read, read. Read everything. You can’t work unless you know the world, and outside of living in the world the best way to learn about the world is to read about it.
– John Goodman

I’d like to come back because I really miss doing situation comedy.
– John Goodman

I hated Woody Woodpecker and Scooby-Doo, but I was a cartoon freak.
– John Goodman

I don’t need the bread, but it’s nice to do something creative.
– John Goodman

If you want to direct, you’ve got to work.
– John Goodman

This happens to be that the power of laughter and love would beat out the power of fear every time. You know, I hate to sound corny about it but it’s true, and I think that’s what this movie is about.
– John Goodman

Basically, though, I’m just lucky to love what I do for a living.
– John Goodman

It was cool for a couple of weeks, but how much bad golf can you play?
– John Goodman

When I was a kid, I loved Popeye, but the old ones, the real old ones.
– John Goodman

People in Medicaid ought to have access to the same insurance as the rest of the population. If they are segregated, it will be a poor plan for poor people.
– John Goodman

But I’m not as bad as Al Pacino – he doesn’t even know what month it is half the time when he’s working.
– John Goodman

Relax. Just relax and have fun doing what you’re doing. Don’t worry so much about being results oriented. Just commit yourself to the moment.
– John Goodman