John Goodman Quotes

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

When I was young, we couldn't afford much. But, my library card was my key to the world.

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

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.

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.

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.

TV is the best babysitter.

Pardon me for loitering in front of an orchestra.

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

Smokey, this is not 'Nam. This is bowling. There are rules.

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

If I don't trust [in] it, then it's worthless.

I'm just a lazy boy. I'd rather sit in my recliner and act.

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

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

You’re entering a world of pain.

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

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

I'm really getting to appreciate traditional jazz now - the New Orleans stuff - a lot more than I did before.

Social Security's future has gotten worse, and each year we delay reform adds to the cost we are pushing off onto our children.

Lady, I got buddies who died face down in the muck so that you and I could enjoy this family restaurant!

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

People just do the strangest things when they believe they're entitled. But they do even stranger things when they just plain believe.

Sometimes I overtinker, which is something wrong with my brain chemistry. But in figuring out why I do that, maybe I'll make myself a better person. I doubt it.

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.

If you want to direct, you've got to work.

I'd like to come back because I really miss doing situation comedy.

Believe me, nobody likes to loaf more than me.

I'd bowled a lot, but I never really had proper lessons.