--- title: "1 Fear Need Quotes By John Goodman" description: "1 Fear Need quotes by John Goodman. Plus more from John Goodman and more Fear Need sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/532/john-goodman-16049_actors_in-my-pre-success-years-there-was-a-cons_3206845.png" --- > [ \[In my pre-success years\] 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. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-goodman/in-my-pre-success-years-there-was-a-constant-hunger-measuring-myself/) [John Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-goodman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/532/john-goodman-16049_actors_in-my-pre-success-years-there-was-a-cons_3206845.png) ## More by John Goodman > [I don't need the bread, but it's nice to do something creative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-goodman/i-don-t-need-the-bread-but-it-s-nice-to-do-something-creative/) [John Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-goodman/) > [Giving up a lot of yourself isn't really that hard when you realize that you get more than you give up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-goodman/giving-up-a-lot-of-yourself-isn-t-really-that-hard-when-you-realize/) [John Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-goodman/) > [That was all Rose, and Rose knew what she was doing. Her main thing was story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-goodman/that-was-all-rose-and-rose-knew-what-she-was-doing-her-main-thing-was/) [John Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-goodman/) > [If you want to direct, you've got to work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-goodman/if-you-want-to-direct-you-ve-got-to-work/) [John Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-goodman/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-goodman/i-don-t-trust-myself-enough-when-i-write-i-overwrite-gingerbread-too/) [John Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-goodman/) > [ If I don't trust \[in\] it, then it's worthless. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-goodman/if-i-don-t-trust-in-it-then-it-s-worthless/) [John Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-goodman/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-goodman/relax-just-relax-and-have-fun-doing-what-you-re-doing-don-t-worry-so/) [John Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-goodman/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-goodman/like-every-couple-of-months-you-read-they-rewrite-you-come-back-in/) [John Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-goodman/) > [Then I started checking out blues albums from the library and playing the harp along with them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-goodman/then-i-started-checking-out-blues-albums-from-the-library-and-playing/) [John Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-goodman/) > [Pardon me for loitering in front of an orchestra.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-goodman/pardon-me-for-loitering-in-front-of-an-orchestra/) [John Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-goodman/) > [It was a fight for a very long time. After the end of the first season, all that was done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-goodman/it-was-a-fight-for-a-very-long-time-after-the-end-of-the-first-season/) [John Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-goodman/) > [If I could put my finger on it, I'd bottle it and sell it. I came down here originally in 1972 with some drunken…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-goodman/if-i-could-put-my-finger-on-it-i-d-bottle-it-and-sell-it-i-came-down/) [John Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-goodman/) > [You’re entering a world of pain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-goodman/you-re-entering-a-world-of-pain/) [John Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-goodman/) > [The power of laughter & love would beat out the power of fear every time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-goodman/the-power-of-laughter-love-would-beat-out-the-power-of-fear-every-time/) [John Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-goodman/) > [Basically, though, I'm just lucky to love what I do for a living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-goodman/basically-though-i-m-just-lucky-to-love-what-i-do-for-a-living/) [John Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-goodman/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fear-need/john-goodman/#itemlist", "name": "1 Fear Need Quotes By John Goodman", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "[In my pre-success years] there was a constant hunger, measuring myself against other actors, and there was sometimes fear. 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