When people are taking something extremely seriously, that's the time to take out the pig's bladder. — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
I was married very young. I lived a very middle class life. I was married at age 21, divorced at 31. I… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
We all have our secrets, and we all have our deceptions. Acting, at its best, is all about deceiving people, and this… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
If I don't enjoy it, there's something seriously wrong. There's a reason why they call it playing, what we do. It's ecstatic… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
It's a delightful thing to do, to entertain kids. They're a completely different audience because of their total lack of irony. You're… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
In TV and movies, you get known for a certain thing, and that's what's expected. Onstage, people are more open to whatever… — 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… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
I always tell that to young people - go to college, do theater, work with an audience. Don't try to learn how… — 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.… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
One of the things that gives me a lot of pleasure about both the solo show and the book is that it… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
I do all the cooking in the family. I cook Italian, mostly, pastas and roasts, and bit by bit, I'm learning how… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
It's very important to stay creative and not simply to wait around for people to want you. It's the hardest thing about… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
You kill three people, they call you a murderer. You kill a million people, they call you a conqueror. Go figure. — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
I'm a con artist in that I'm an actor. I make people believe something is real when they know perfectly well it… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
Take care, be kind, be considerate of other people and other species, and be loving. — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
There's no more private family than the royal family. People who can really only be themselves with each other. The rest of… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
The problem is that people are pulling farther apart, rather than make an effort to get back together. There have been remarkable… — 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
