Five decades of Hollywood glory have given us a pretty good idea of who Jeff Goldblum is on-screen. The actor is charismatic (Jurassic Park), surreal (The Fly), legendary (Annie Hall), eccentric (The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou), brilliant enough to save Earth from aliens (Independence Day), and core-meltingly handsome (imdb.com/jeffgoldblum). But the thing about Goldblum that puts him next to Bill Murray in the pantheon of cult figures is that he’s just as charismatic, surreal, legendary, eccentric, brilliant, and handsome in person—at least according to 34 of his famous friends, who, along with the man himself, spoke to GQ about the greatness of Goldblum. He’s an icon to icons, inspiring everyone from Woody Allen and Christopher Walken to Sarah Silverman and Paul Rudd to live their most fun, most delightful, most Goldblum-iest lives. We think there might be a few lessons in there for you, too.

Show Interest in Other People

Kevin Kline (co-star, ‘The Big Chill,’ 1983; ‘Silverado,’ 1985): We were on a plane, and Jeff was telling a flight attendant’s fortune, holding her hand and reading her palm. I said, “What is that?” And he said, “Just something I do.” He just gets close to them and holds their hand, and the women are all under his spell.

Bob Odenkirk (‘Mr. Show,’ 1998): Jeff’s default mode is flirtatious. He must drive through tollbooths and the tollbooth operators say, “I think Jeff Goldblum hit on me. He just gave me 55 cents, but the way he did it…”

Vivica A. Fox (‘Independence Day,’ 1996): He has a way of melting the panties off. He really does, because he’s very sensuous. When he talks to you, he loves to touch your hand or rub your back. And you’re like, “Okay, did I just get seduced?”

Nick Offerman (Red Nose Day, 2015): If Jeff says “Thank you. Have a nice day,” there’s a natural timbre that he can’t even control that vibrates the pelvic bone of whomever he’s making eye contact with.

Andy Samberg (‘Tour de Pharmacy,’ 2017): When he starts talking, it tickles the back of your neck.

Parker Posey (‘Fay Grim,’ 2007): I met Jeff Goldblum at one of Carrie Fisher’s parties in the ’90s. My friend said he was talking to me like he wanted to open me up for Christmas. Later, I ran into him while working on Josie and the Pussycats—he had a suite with a piano in it, and Rosario Dawson had never seen Waiting for Guffman, so Jeff had us over. We lounged on his bed and watched it, and he played piano for us afterward. He was never untoward or lascivious—he’s one of those men who delight in women.

Debra Winger (‘Thank God It’s Friday,’ 1978): I’m not susceptible to his gamma rays. But he probably wasn’t interested in me, either.

Liam Hemsworth (‘Independence Day: Resurgence,’ 2016): When we did the press tour for Independence Day: Resurgence, we’d get into an elevator, and by the end of that elevator ride he would have made at least three or four women in there be Jeff Goldblum lovers. He does it so quickly and in such a subtle, non-threatening way that it’s just amazing to watch. He’ll just disarm them before they can even think twice about what’s happening. Often it’ll have something to do with what they’re wearing or their shoes or their nail polish.