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

John Goodman

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John Goodman
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: June 20
Actor
Comedian
Film Actor
Film Producer
Singer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
St. Louis
Missouri
Jonathan Stephen Goodman
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When I was young, we couldn't afford much. But, my library card was my key to the world.
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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.
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Kids are at my level. I like goofing around with them.
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Pardon me for loitering in front of an orchestra.
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TV is the best babysitter.
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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.
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People just do the strangest things when they believe they're entitled. But they do even stranger things when they just plain believe.
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I'm really getting to appreciate traditional jazz now - the New Orleans stuff - a lot more than I did before.
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As far as I know, the guys at Pixar are opposed to a Monsters, Inc. sequel.
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I'd like to come back because I really miss doing situation comedy.
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I'd bowled a lot, but I never really had proper lessons.
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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.
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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.
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[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.
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If I don't trust [in] it, then it's worthless.
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