Quotes By John Goodman

I flew into New York for the Raising Arizona audition, and we just started joking around.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Believe me, nobody likes to loaf more than me.

TV is the best babysitter.

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

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

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

Like, every couple of months you read, they rewrite, you come back in, they've animated more stuff - they usually videotape you while you're reading it - so they'll incorporate some gestures and some facial expressions into it.

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

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.

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

That was all Rose, and Rose knew what she was doing. Her main thing was story.

It was a fight for a very long time. After the end of the first season, all that was done.

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

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

Pardon me for loitering in front of an orchestra.

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