The essence of comedy, drama, and horror is surprise. I have an uncanny ability to surprise people because they look at my… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
It's wonderful to play a villain who gets a laugh or to stop a comedy dead in its tracks with a touching… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
It's my theory that if you hear enough applause and laughter at a young enough age, you're doomed — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
It's a very tough time for the playwright. Broadway has become almost a musical comedy theme park with all these long-running shows. — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
People have expectations from you - and the whole fun of acting is taking expectations and completely upending them. That's how you… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
I look for every opportunity to mix comedy and horror and tragedy. I love catching audiences off-guard. — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
It's nice when you've done enough movies that you can do your own anthology. — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
We all grow up with inherited genes and inherited sensibilities, and they run very, very deep. — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
