>>> WELCOME BACK, JOHN GOODMAN’S HITS HAVE SPANNED GENERATIONS
FROM "RAISING ARIZONA" TO CULT
CLASSICS LIKE THE BIG LEBOWSKI,
AND MONSTER’S INC.
>> STARRING AS THE PATRIARCH AS
A MEGACHURCH FAMILY, AND THE
RIGHTEOUS GEM STONES, TAKE A
LOOK.
LOOK. >> DON’T TALK ABOUT AMY LEE.
>> I’LL TALK ABOUT HER WHENEVER
I WANT TO.
SHE’S MY SISTER.
YOU AIN’T THE ONLY ONE WHO
MISSES HER.
MISSES HER. I THINK ABOUT HER EVERY SINGLE
DAY.
DAY. >> YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT
WHEN SHE WAS ALIVE.
YOU’RE TRYING TO CASH IN ON A
NAME.
NAME. YOU WERE NOWHERE TO BE FOUND
WHEN SHE NEEDED YOU MOST.
>> I HAD MY HANDS TIED WITH THE
WHOLE CHRISTIAN CRUISE SHIP
THING.
THING. I WAS AT SEA.
IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET BACK
FOR HER.
FOR HER. >> THAT NONSENSE NEVER GOT OFF
THE GROUND, YOU KNOW IT.
>> I WAS BUSY PRICING VENDORS.
>> YOU’RE A TWO BIT CONMAN.
>> WHY DID YOU INVITE ME BACK IN
THE FOLD, THEN.
>> BECAUSE I FELT SORRY FOR YOU.
>> JOHN GOODMAN, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> FIRST OF ALL, I LOVE YOUR
ACCENT.
ACCENT. THAT WAS THE FIRST THING THAT
STRUCK ME, AND I THINK I KNOW
WHERE YOU GOT THAT SOUTHERN
ACCENT.
ACCENT. WHERE DID YOU GET IT?
>> CARTOONS.
>> CARTOONS. >> WAS IT?
>> FOR REAL.
>> DEPUTY DOG, STUFF LIKE THAT.
>> IS THAT FOR REAL?
>> I DON’T KNOW.
>> IT’S JUST SOAKED IN OVER THE
YEARS.
YEARS. >> WELL, YOU PLAYING THIS ROLE
SEEMS LIKE, I DON’T KNOW, IT
JUST SEEMS LIKE IT FITS.
WHEN YOU SAW THE DESCRIPTION,
DID YOU SAY, I THINK I CAN DO
THAT OR I SHOULD DO THAT?
>> I WANTED TO DO IT, BECAUSE
GEE, MAYBE I GET TO PREACH SOME.
IT’S A REALLY OVERLOOKED
PERFORMANCE ART.
PERFORMANCE ART. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> REALLY.
>> REALLY. >> IT’S A SOLID SHOW.
>> DID YOU FIND THE ROLE EASY TO
PLAY?
PLAY? >> LIKE FALLING OFF A LOG.
IT’S SO EASY BECAUSE THERE’S
SUCH A GREAT CAST ON IT, AND WE
SUPPORT EACH OTHER, BUT WE LAUGH
OUR HINNYS OFF EVERY DAY.
>> IT’S NOT A COMEDY BUT YOU
FIND YOURSELF LAUGHING THROUGH A
LOT OF IT.
YOU DON’T PLAY THE FUNNY GUY,
YOU PLAY KIND OF THE STRAIGHT
GUY.
GUY. >> I’M THE STRAIGHT GUY, YEAH, I
GOT TO SET EVERYBODY UP.
>> DO YOU LIKE THAT?
>> I’M THE MEAN GUY, MEAN DAD.
YEAH, IT’S JUST WATCHING THESE
PEOPLE WORK, THEY’RE AMAZING.
A GREAT CAST.
>> IS IT TRUE YOU TOOK THIS ROLE
BECAUSE YOU DIDN’T THINK THAT
THE CONNORS WERE GOING TO --
>> I KNEW THE CONNORS, THEY
FIRED, THEY SHUT THE SHOW DOWN
ABOUT TWO DAYS BEFORE I GOT THIS
SCRIPT, I SAID, WELL, I’M OUT OF
WORK.
WORK. >> MIGHT AS WELL TAKE THIS.
>> AND THIS IS PERFECT, SO,
YEAH.
YEAH. >> HOW IS THE CONNORS, HOW IS
LIFE THERE?
LIFE THERE? >> GREAT, YEAH.
WE’RE SHOOTING NOW, WE SHOT
SATURDAY, AND I GO BACK TO WORK
NEXT WEEK.
NEXT WEEK. AND HALF FUN THERE.
>> DO YOU WALK ON THAT SET AND,
I MEAN, DO YOU MISS ROSE ANNE
EVERY TIME.
EVERY TIME. >> SURE I DO, YEAH.
YEAH, BECAUSE IT’S A DIFFERENT
RELATIONSHIP WITH ALL THE
CHARACTERS NOW.
CHARACTERS NOW. AND ALL THE PEOPLE.
ALL I HAD TO DO WAS HANG ON AND
PROD HER EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE,
AND SHE ALWAYS MADE ME LAUGH,
BUT YEAH, IT’S A DIFFERENT
DYNAMIC WITH EVERYTHING.
>> DO YOU GUYS STAY IN TOUCH?
HOW IS SHE DOING?
>> NO, I DON’T KNOW.
>> THIS IS SOMETHING FUNNY ABOUT
YOU, WHICH I DIDN’T KNOW, BUT
YOU WERE STANDING OFF STAGE AND
YOU WERE ABOUT TO DO OUR TEASES
AND I WAS LOOKING AT THE NOTES
AND IT SAID THAT A GUY LIKE YOU
WHO’S AN ACTOR, WHO’S ALWAYS IN
FRONT OF PEOPLE, IT SEEMS LIKE,
HAS A LITTLE BIT OF STAGE FRIGHT
SOMETIMES.
SOMETIMES. >> IT’S PARALYZING.
>> PARALYZING.
>> PARALYZING. >> OH, NO, I STILL GET IT, SURE,
BUT YOU WANT TO USE THAT ENERGY
FOR GOOD.
FOR GOOD. >> SO YOU JUST KIND OF PUSH
THROUGH.
THROUGH. >> ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS WHERE
I’M NOT READING LINES AND THEY
DON’T HAVE THE TELEPROMPTER
GOING, I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
I ALWAYS COME OFF TRYING TO
SOUND SMARTER THAN I ACTUALLY
AM.
AM. >> WELL, I FEEL LIKE I’VE KNOWN
YOU FOR A LONG LONG TIME BECAUSE
WHEN I LIVED IN NEW ORLEANS, YOU
WERE PART OF LIKE THE FABRIC AND
THE FRAMEWORK OF THAT PLACE.
AND WHAT IS IT ABOUT THAT CITY
THAT YOU FELL IN LOVE WITH?
>> I WISH I COULD TELL YOU.
I WISH I COULD BOTTLE IT.
IT’S JUST EVERYTHING.
IT MUST BE IN THE AIR.
THE FIRST TIME I WENT DOWN
THERE, I WAS SOLD, AND THAT WAS
IN COLLEGE.
IN COLLEGE. >> AND I MEAN, YOU BOUGHT A
HOUSE, YOU HAVE A RESIDENCE
THERE?
THERE? >> I JUST GOT OFF THE ROSEANN
SHOW, AND WAS LOOKING TO
RELOCATE, AND MY WIFE COULD BE
NEAR HER FAMILY IF WE LIVED IN
NEW ORLEANS, AND I HAD TO GO ON
THE ROAD.
THE ROAD. MY DAUGHTER WAS BROUGHT UP AND
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ANNA BETH.
>> IT’S YOUR WIFE’S BIRTHDAY
TODAY.
TODAY. >> YEAH, YEAH.
>> HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU TWO
BEEN MARRIED?
BEEN MARRIED? >> 30 YEARS IN OCTOBER.
>> AROUND THE TIME YOUR BOOK
COMES OUT.
COMES OUT. YOU MENTIONED YOUR NEW SHOW IS
FILMED IN MY HOME STATE, SOUTH
CAROLINA, CHARLESTON.
CAROLINA, CHARLESTON. >> YOU CAN’T BEAT THE PEOPLE AND
THE LOCATIONS AND EVERYTHING
ABOUT IT IS JUST WONDERFUL.