Artist Quotes by John Lithgow

It's nice when you've done enough movies that you can do your own anthology.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— John Lithgow

I never get tired of hearing compliments.

— 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,…

— John Lithgow

I'd sleep under a Vermeer.

— John Lithgow

I'm an avid Boston Red Sox fan.

— 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…

— 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,…

— John Lithgow

We all grow up with inherited genes and inherited sensibilities, and they run very, very deep.

— John Lithgow

I don't deal with the nuts and bolts of life.

— John Lithgow

My worst audition was for Tim Burton for 'Batman.'

— John Lithgow

I gave up shame a long time ago.

— John Lithgow

Time sneaks up on you like a windshield on a bug.

— John Lithgow