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> [Grown adults often tell me that they used to sit, as children with their parents, and watch '3rd Rock from the Sun,' and they would all enjoy it for completely different reasons. I think that's part of the magic of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lithgow/grown-adults-often-tell-me-that-they-used-to-sit-as-children-with/)

[John Lithgow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lithgow/)

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## More by John Lithgow

> [It's nice when you've done enough movies that you can do your own anthology.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lithgow/it-s-nice-when-you-ve-done-enough-movies-that-you-can-do-your-own/)

[John Lithgow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lithgow/)

> [The Broadway audience is made up of a greater percentage of tourists now. There's not nearly as much variety and danger and challenge in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lithgow/the-broadway-audience-is-made-up-of-a-greater-percentage-of-tourists/)

[John Lithgow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lithgow/)

> [My sense of myself is that I'm a character actor, and character actors are ready, willing, and able to do anything, to be totally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lithgow/my-sense-of-myself-is-that-i-m-a-character-actor-and-character-actors/)

[John Lithgow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lithgow/)

> [The essence of comedy, drama, and horror is surprise. I have an uncanny ability to surprise people because they look at my face, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lithgow/the-essence-of-comedy-drama-and-horror-is-surprise-i-have-an-uncanny/)

[John Lithgow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lithgow/)

> [I never get tired of hearing compliments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lithgow/i-never-get-tired-of-hearing-compliments/)

[John Lithgow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lithgow/)

> [I think there are all sorts of ways of turning into an actor, and there are a vast variety of different actors. You know,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lithgow/i-think-there-are-all-sorts-of-ways-of-turning-into-an-actor-and/)

[John Lithgow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lithgow/)

> [I'd sleep under a Vermeer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lithgow/i-d-sleep-under-a-vermeer/)

[John Lithgow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lithgow/)

> [I'm an avid Boston Red Sox fan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lithgow/i-m-an-avid-boston-red-sox-fan/)

[John Lithgow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lithgow/)

> [My very first role was when I was 2 1/2 years old; I was one of Nora's children in 'A Doll's House,' with my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lithgow/my-very-first-role-was-when-i-was-2-1-2-years-old-i-was-one-of-nora-s/)

[John Lithgow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lithgow/)

> [I'm as flighty as anybody. You put a lot out there. I've been through the process a lot. When I play a major role,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lithgow/i-m-as-flighty-as-anybody-you-put-a-lot-out-there-i-ve-been-through/)

[John Lithgow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lithgow/)

> [We all grow up with inherited genes and inherited sensibilities, and they run very, very deep.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lithgow/we-all-grow-up-with-inherited-genes-and-inherited-sensibilities-and/)

[John Lithgow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lithgow/)

> [I don't deal with the nuts and bolts of life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lithgow/i-don-t-deal-with-the-nuts-and-bolts-of-life/)

[John Lithgow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lithgow/)

> [My worst audition was for Tim Burton for 'Batman.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lithgow/my-worst-audition-was-for-tim-burton-for-batman/)

[John Lithgow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lithgow/)

> [I gave up shame a long time ago.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lithgow/i-gave-up-shame-a-long-time-ago/)

[John Lithgow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lithgow/)

> [Time sneaks up on you like a windshield on a bug.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lithgow/time-sneaks-up-on-you-like-a-windshield-on-a-bug/)

[John Lithgow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lithgow/)

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