I'm really getting to appreciate traditional jazz now - the New Orleans stuff - a lot more than I did before.
John GoodmanThis 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 GoodmanRead, read, read, read, read. Read everything. You canโt 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 GoodmanI 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.
John Goodman