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title: "2 John Goodman Quotes By Dan Trachtenberg"
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> [John Goodman is like the Jackie Chan of acting. Any prop that you put in front of him, he's going to take advantage of it in some peculiar way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-trachtenberg/john-goodman-is-like-the-jackie-chan-of-acting-any-prop-that-you-put/)

[Dan Trachtenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-trachtenberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be2/dan-trachtenberg-23598_acting_john-goodman-is-like-the-jackie-chan-of_1768339.jpg)

> [I was very excited to hone in on John Goodman. Casting John first really set the tone. He's very good at being terrifying and being hilarious, and I loved the idea of that character not being merely 'moustache-twirly'. I enjoyed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-trachtenberg/i-was-very-excited-to-hone-in-on-john-goodman-casting-john-first/)

[Dan Trachtenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-trachtenberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd5/dan-trachtenberg-23598_being-me_i-was-very-excited-to-hone-in-on-john-go_2709553.jpg)

## More by Dan Trachtenberg

> [I used to review games on 'The Totally Rad Show,' and the best thing about that was I would finish games. Now, it's become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-trachtenberg/i-used-to-review-games-on-the-totally-rad-show-and-the-best-thing/)

[Dan Trachtenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-trachtenberg/)

> [ I've always been a fan of \[Mary Elizabeth Winstead's\]. She gets to do some fun action-y stuff she brings this gritty swashbuckle to. I… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-trachtenberg/i-ve-always-been-a-fan-of-mary-elizabeth-winstead-s-she-gets-to-do/)

[Dan Trachtenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-trachtenberg/)

> [I never really lost touch with video games. Even while shooting '10 Cloverfield Lane,' I brought my PlayStation with me, the most portable of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-trachtenberg/i-never-really-lost-touch-with-video-games-even-while-shooting-10/)

[Dan Trachtenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-trachtenberg/)

> [I thought that we all were afraid of death, but I've talked to my wife and other people, and they're not afraid of death…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-trachtenberg/i-thought-that-we-all-were-afraid-of-death-but-i-ve-talked-to-my-wife/)

[Dan Trachtenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-trachtenberg/)

> [I love thrillers - 'Dead Calm' is one of my favourite movies of all time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-trachtenberg/i-love-thrillers-dead-calm-is-one-of-my-favourite-movies-of-all-time/)

[Dan Trachtenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-trachtenberg/)

> [I've definitely seen things that have made me laugh. And there's some things that are really smart and like, "Oh man, we should have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-trachtenberg/i-ve-definitely-seen-things-that-have-made-me-laugh-and-there-s-some/)

[Dan Trachtenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-trachtenberg/)

> [One of the first cassette tapes I ever purchased was the 'Rambo III' score. I was not allowed to see 'Rambo,' but my mom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-trachtenberg/one-of-the-first-cassette-tapes-i-ever-purchased-was-the-rambo-iii/)

[Dan Trachtenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-trachtenberg/)

> [I allow myself to get firmly sucked in. I love that! I come from that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-trachtenberg/i-allow-myself-to-get-firmly-sucked-in-i-love-that-i-come-from-that/)

[Dan Trachtenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-trachtenberg/)

> [Before we understood that houses shift just over time because the ground is moving, the creaks in a house were assumed to be apparitions,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-trachtenberg/before-we-understood-that-houses-shift-just-over-time-because-the/)

[Dan Trachtenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-trachtenberg/)

> [For me, 'Jaws' is much more of an adventure movie, but when it's scary, it's terrifying. When it's funny, it's hilarious. When there's drama,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-trachtenberg/for-me-jaws-is-much-more-of-an-adventure-movie-but-when-it-s-scary-it/)

[Dan Trachtenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-trachtenberg/)

> [The reason I think we hold films like 'The Sixth Sense' and 'Citizen Kane' in such high regard is those are movies that were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-trachtenberg/the-reason-i-think-we-hold-films-like-the-sixth-sense-and-citizen/)

[Dan Trachtenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-trachtenberg/)

> [Life is a very scary thing because it's unknown. Anything can happen anytime, and that is terrifying for all of us: to not to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-trachtenberg/life-is-a-very-scary-thing-because-it-s-unknown-anything-can-happen/)

[Dan Trachtenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-trachtenberg/)

> [A lot of the commercials that I was doing were very slice-of-life, emotional, documentary-style, not big and cinematic and ultimately like the kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-trachtenberg/a-lot-of-the-commercials-that-i-was-doing-were-very-slice-of-life/)

[Dan Trachtenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-trachtenberg/)

> [I still don't know how to jump-start a car, even though it's been told to me a million times. But I do love thinking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-trachtenberg/i-still-don-t-know-how-to-jump-start-a-car-even-though-it-s-been-told/)

[Dan Trachtenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-trachtenberg/)

> [I spent a long time trying to make it in the commercial world hoping that commercials would then lead to movies. That was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-trachtenberg/i-spent-a-long-time-trying-to-make-it-in-the-commercial-world-hoping/)

[Dan Trachtenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-trachtenberg/)

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