"I thought, this is a good sign. There's something perfect and right about this"
About this Quote
Then he doubles down with “something perfect and right,” a pair that feels both total and strangely modest. “Perfect” is the intoxicating word; “right” is the grown-up one. Together they land like a private alignment: not grand destiny, more like the satisfying click when a strange hinge finally closes. Subtextually, it’s permission to trust a fleeting intuition without turning it into ideology.
Culturally, this sits neatly inside the Goldblum persona: the charming, slightly baffled intellectual who treats life as an ongoing improv set. He’s not selling certainty; he’s selling responsiveness. In an era trained to over-rationalize every choice and litigate every feeling, the appeal is the opposite: a small, almost embarrassed faith in timing. The sentence is also cinematic in its restraint. It implies a scene just off-camera - a meeting, a set, a relationship, a weird opportunity - where the proof isn’t evidence, it’s atmosphere.
It’s optimism with a raised eyebrow: belief, but never without style.
Quote Details
| Topic | Optimism |
|---|---|
| Source | Help us find the source |
| Cite | Cite this Quote |
Citation Formats
APA Style (7th ed.)
Goldblum, Jeff. (2026, January 17). I thought, this is a good sign. There's something perfect and right about this. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-thought-this-is-a-good-sign-theres-something-53722/
Chicago Style
Goldblum, Jeff. "I thought, this is a good sign. There's something perfect and right about this." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-thought-this-is-a-good-sign-theres-something-53722/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I thought, this is a good sign. There's something perfect and right about this." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-thought-this-is-a-good-sign-theres-something-53722/. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.









