--- title: "12 John Goodman Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 12 John Goodman quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best John Goodman sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/426/chrissy-teigen-8139_die_i-feel-like-part-of-me-will-die-when-joh_229571.jpg" --- > [I feel like part of me will die when John Goodman dies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chrissy-teigen/i-feel-like-part-of-me-will-die-when-john-goodman-dies/) [Chrissy Teigen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chrissy-teigen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/426/chrissy-teigen-8139_die_i-feel-like-part-of-me-will-die-when-joh_229571.jpg) > [John Goodman's pretty dark - I love John Goodman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-phillips/john-goodman-s-pretty-dark-i-love-john-goodman/) [Todd Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-phillips/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/347/todd-phillips-10339_dark_john-goodman-s-pretty-dark-i-love-john-g_2421133.jpg) > [John Goodman isn't fat. He's in a category beyond fat. What does one call it? Whalelike.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-kinison/john-goodman-isn-t-fat-he-s-in-a-category-beyond-fat-what-does-one/) [Sam Kinison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-kinison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/265/sam-kinison-11470_categories_john-goodman-isn-t-fat-he-s-in-a-categor_2640370.jpg) > [If you have John Goodman in your movie, you want to use him as much as possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-leitch/if-you-have-john-goodman-in-your-movie-you-want-to-use-him-as-much-as/) [David Leitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-leitch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c7/david-leitch-12294_goodman_if-you-have-john-goodman-in-your-movie-y_2643073.jpg) > [John Goodman is more that just a big guy, he's a wonderful actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-siskel/john-goodman-is-more-that-just-a-big-guy-he-s-a-wonderful-actor/) [Gene Siskel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-siskel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e59/gene-siskel-26263_actor_john-goodman-is-more-that-just-a-big-guy_2829353.jpg) > [It’s fun to watch someone like John Goodman, and yet it takes work. People say ‘he’s not acting, he’s being himself.’ Well…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-murray/it-s-fun-to-watch-someone-like-john-goodman-and-yet-it-takes-work/) [Bill Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-murray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3e/bill-murray-1709_acting_it-s-fun-to-watch-someone-like-john-good_1328997.png) > [I watched John Goodman in 'Barton Fink,' or Paul Giamatti stealing a scene in 'My Best Friend's Wedding,' and I would think,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-walter-hauser/i-watched-john-goodman-in-barton-fink-or-paul-giamatti-stealing-a/) [Paul Walter Hauser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-walter-hauser/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e3/paul-walter-hauser-9608_best_i-watched-john-goodman-in-barton-fink-or_3121667.jpg) > [Me, Billy Crystal and John Goodman hang out non-stop, and all we do is silly voices. We hang out in a little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-moynihan/me-billy-crystal-and-john-goodman-hang-out-non-stop-and-all-we-do-is/) [Bobby Moynihan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-moynihan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a5/bobby-moynihan-25822_billy_me-billy-crystal-and-john-goodman-hang-o_1890735.jpg) > [John Goodman is like the Jackie Chan of acting. Any prop that you put in front of him, he's going to take…](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) > [It’s funny, though, speaking of fathers and sons, because me and John Goodman played father and son, like, five or six years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-hedlund/it-s-funny-though-speaking-of-fathers-and-sons-because-me-and-john/) [Garrett Hedlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-hedlund/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/769/garrett-hedlund-13436_death_it-s-funny-though-speaking-of-fathers-an_1903167.jpg) > [I was very excited to hone in on John Goodman. Casting John first really set the tone. He's very good at being…](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) > [John Goodman has such a good way of breaking the ice. He's so good at being himself. A lot of people aren't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mitchell/john-goodman-has-such-a-good-way-of-breaking-the-ice-he-s-so-good-at/) [Jason Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mitchell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe3/jason-mitchell-16635_good_john-goodman-has-such-a-good-way-of-brea_1126421.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/john-goodman/#itemlist", "name": "John Goodman Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I feel like part of me will die when John Goodman dies.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chrissy Teigen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chrissy-teigen/i-feel-like-part-of-me-will-die-when-john-goodman-dies/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/426/chrissy-teigen-8139_die_i-feel-like-part-of-me-will-die-when-joh_229571.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/426/chrissy-teigen-8139_die_i-feel-like-part-of-me-will-die-when-joh_229571.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/426/chrissy-teigen-8139_die_i-feel-like-part-of-me-will-die-when-joh_229571.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I feel like part of me will die when John Goodman dies.” — Chrissy Teigen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "John Goodman's pretty dark - I love John Goodman.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Todd Phillips" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-phillips/john-goodman-s-pretty-dark-i-love-john-goodman/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/347/todd-phillips-10339_dark_john-goodman-s-pretty-dark-i-love-john-g_2421133.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/347/todd-phillips-10339_dark_john-goodman-s-pretty-dark-i-love-john-g_2421133.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/347/todd-phillips-10339_dark_john-goodman-s-pretty-dark-i-love-john-g_2421133.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“John Goodman's pretty dark - I love John Goodman.” — Todd Phillips", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "John Goodman isn't fat. 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