Film Quotes by John Lithgow

8 Film quotes by John Lithgow

Lithgow’s clever humor appears in eight succinct thoughts on cinema. He mixes wit with warmth, making the collection a quick, enjoyable read for any film enthusiast.

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

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I'm as flighty as anybody. You put a lot out there. I've been through the process a lot. When I play a…

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In animation, there's this exhilarating moment of discovery when you see the film and you say, Oh THAT'S what I was doing.

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I subscribe to the great George G. Scott quote, "All actors are in trouble. Directors who don't help are a pain in…

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If it's well written and well directed and you've got good actors to work with, acting is easy. But making sure all…

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If a film is about love, it tends to be about tortured love or discovering love or young love. It's not this…

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It's pretty rare that I see a film that I did a long, long time ago.

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People have expectations from you - and the whole fun of acting is taking expectations and completely upending them. That's how you…

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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…

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The essence of comedy, drama, and horror is surprise. I have an uncanny ability to surprise people because they look at my face, and…

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I never get tired of hearing compliments.

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I think there are all sorts of ways of turning into an actor, and there are a vast variety of different actors. You know,…

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I'd sleep under a Vermeer.

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I'm an avid Boston Red Sox fan.

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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…

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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,…

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

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

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

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I gave up shame a long time ago.

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

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