Character Quote by Jeff Goldblum

“Sometimes I think that people's characters get forged, at least in part, from their names.”

Jeff Goldblum

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Going back to the noir fiction of the 30s, 40s and 50s. It's very contemporary.

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I like the idea of being a student, and I play with very good musicians. So playing with them allows me to get better.…

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The universe is so big, there's so many worlds, there must be one of them or more, something that's alive.

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Involve yourself every day. Work hard and figure out how to love acting all day, every day. It's getting into a made-up situation and making it good and making it real and just playing, just practicing and playing. Like the musicians that I played piano with: they never expect to be rich or famous, but they, for the sheer joy…

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There is a fine line between passion and gas.

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It's best not to stare at the sun during an eclipse.

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Don't knock rationalization. Where would we be without it? I don't know anyone who'd get through the day without two or three juicy rationalizations.…

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I, uh, don't think I'm, y'know, so different than your average, y'know, average.

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Anybody can die, everything is fleeting, and you've just got to make sure that you catch up on what you can catch up on.

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The original settlers of Alaska apparently were Russian.

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I do a lot of talking, playing with the audience, but I don't really know what that's going to be. Somebody kind of feeds…

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