The A-List star had an awkward encounter with the comedian that seems to have scarred him.
John Goodman is just about as big as they get in Hollywood (do we even need to get into his filmography?), but even an A-lister like him can get star struck. That's exactly what happened when he saw Kristen Wiig at an event.
"She was talking to somebody else, and I was just – I think she's so great, and the social barriers broke down and I interrupted the conversation," Goodman confessed during an interview on The Howard Stern Show, "and I would just hate for somebody to do that to me. And she goes, 'yeah, I'll talk to you in a minute.' [makes sound of bomb dropping] It was like the Atom. I shrunk down to Atom size. I really like her, and it was embarrassing, so I'll never speak to her again."
This apparently isn't the first fellow-celebrity encounter to go south for Mr. Goodman. While asked about his relationship with Monument Men co-stars Matt Damon and George Clooney, he had this to say:
"I tried to hang with them, but Matt and George would always have these conversations, and they'd go out for cocktails afterwards. I don't really drink, and I don't bring a lot to that party because they're super A-level guys."
However, he did have a connection with the now-Oscar-winning actress Brie Larson on the set of Kong: Skull Island (and really, who wouldn't? She's pretty amazing). "I love her. She is so charismatic. She would organize – she was like the only girl there, on set... every weekend she would organize stuff to do for people," he gushed. "We'd go look at kangaroos and she'd organize a trip to an amusement park after they closed. Just stuff for people to do. Because she's over-sensitive about people getting nervous and angry and on each other's nerves. She's incredible."