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,'… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
My father was a man of the theater. I grew up in a theater family. As a young man, as a boy,… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
Grown adults often tell me that they used to sit, as children with their parents, and watch '3rd Rock from the Sun,'… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
As an actor ages north of 60, he tends to be in more father roles than anything else. It's generational. And it… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
To my mum, I owe security in a very insecure young life. We lived in about 10 different places because of my… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
Having grown up in the theater family, having done a huge amount of acting from a very little boy to precocious teenager… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
I'm a fun father, but not a good father. The hard decisions always went to my wife — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
I owe my whole career as a storyteller to my father. He was an actor/director/producer and teacher. — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
An artist is always thinking of something else. My father was like that. He had this feeling of abstraction, and I do,… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
I grew up in a theater family. My father was a regional theater classical repertory producer. He created Shakespeare festivals. He produced… — 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
