In animation, there's this exhilarating moment of discovery when you see the film and you say, Oh THAT'S what I was doing. — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
Every time I see somebody behaving truly insanely in real life, I think, 'Yes! I'm not over the top after all!' — 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
I actually was very proud of 'Dexter' and had a wonderful time doing it, which must make me an extremely weird person. — 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
I'm very concerned for the future of the earth and its amazing creatures. We've got to be careful and make sure we… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
When people are taking something extremely seriously, that's the time to take out the pig's bladder. — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
I work very hard on motivating everything I do as an actor. Explosive moments have to be completely motivated; whether they're explosive… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
I love New York. I lived there all through the '70s and have lived in L.A. since the early '80s but come… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
If you're an actor, you tend to fool yourself into thinking you're much younger than you are because you're playing parts and… — 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
The first long chapter of my career was almost entirely theater so that, by the time I was 30, 35, I sort… — 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
