Quotes by John Goodman

John Goodman

[In my pre-success years] there was a constant hunger, measuring myself against other actors, and there was sometimes fear. But, there was always a need for self-improvement, to help with the struggle to make myself a better actor.

Self

Struggle

Years

As far as I know, the guys at Pixar are opposed to a Monsters, Inc. sequel.

Guy

Monsters

Pixar

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

Lucky

Believe me, nobody likes to loaf more than me.

Believe

Believe In Me

Likes

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.

Als

Half

Months

George Washington Bridge? You throw yourself off the Brooklyn Bridge, traditionally. George Washington Bridge, who does that?

Bridges

Brooklyn Bridge

Doe

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

Giving

Giving Up

Realizing

I ain’t never been in no college with famous people. I was a drifter for a while. I just was desperate to fit in with a group. Really, I was swimming. I was lost, treading water, trying to find my way. I wanted to play football. It didn’t work out. I didn’t really know what I wanted until I found acting in a theater department, and then everything just fell into place, and I had a passion about something. Then, I started living my life.

Football

Passion

Swimming

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

Creative

Needs

Nice

I don’t trust myself enough. When I write, I overwrite. Gingerbread. Too much gingerbread. Writing is probably the only hobby I have. But I wish I had another one. If I was just a little better at golf.

Golf

Wish

Writing

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Als

Appreciate

Babysitter

Beats

Believe

Believe In Me

Best Way

Bowling

Boys

Brain

Bridges

Brooklyn Bridge

Cartoon

Chemistry

Children

Comedy

Creative

Direct

Doe

Don't Trust

Doubt

Enjoy

Entering

Faces

Football

Freak

Fun

Giving

Giving Up

Golf

Goofing Around

Guy

Half

Hate

Ifs

Keys

Kids

Laughter

Lazy

Lessons

Levels

Library

Likes

Love Laughter

Lucky

Missing

Monsters

Months

Needs

New Orleans

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Quotes by John Goodman

John Goodman

[In my pre-success years] there was a constant hunger, measuring myself against other actors, and there was sometimes fear. But, there was always a need for self-improvement, to help with the struggle to make myself a better actor.

As far as I know, the guys at Pixar are opposed to a Monsters, Inc. sequel.

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

Believe me, nobody likes to loaf more than me.

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.

George Washington Bridge? You throw yourself off the Brooklyn Bridge, traditionally. George Washington Bridge, who does that?

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

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

I don’t trust myself enough. When I write, I overwrite. Gingerbread. Too much gingerbread. Writing is probably the only hobby I have. But I wish I had another one. If I was just a little better at golf.

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