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> [Growing up I didn't want to be an actor. I sort of didn't want to go into the family business; the main reason being there was something I wanted to do far more, which was be an artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lithgow/growing-up-i-didn-t-want-to-be-an-actor-i-sort-of-didn-t-want-to-go/)

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

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> [I grew up in a theater family. My father was a regional theater classical repertory producer. He created Shakespeare festivals. He produced all of Shakespeare's plays, mostly in Shakespeare festivals in Ohio. One of them, the Great Lakes Theater Festival…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lithgow/i-grew-up-in-a-theater-family-my-father-was-a-regional-theater/)

[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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