It was with excitement and great pleasure that I got the chance to meet the legendary John Goodman. He stars in one of my all time favourite films, The Big Labowsky. he is one of the Coen Brother’s most frequently used actors and has become known for great monologues in almost every film he appears in. At a young age I saw him in comedies such as Roseanne and King Ralph but his rediscovery and close relationship with the Coen Brothers has given him a cult status.
John is now in London to appear on stage, a theatre production of American Buffalo. I caught him at the end of a full day of rehearsals and managed to squeeze the last bit of energy out of him before the day was over. In 30 minutes I managed to get a smile fit for Mr Flintstone, a fearful expression that puts him in a “position of Fuck You” (quote from The Gambler) and a flexible pose I never thought I’d see him come out of.
As the shoot was coming to an end, I saw that the long day rehearsing, the interview and the shoot had all taken its toll so I had to call it a day, just in case the beast was unleashed and I was told I had “stepped over the fucking line man!” (Big Lebowsky).
