John Lithgow ,quotes

I am such a coward when it co...

I am such a coward when it comes to political arguments. I tend to sort of recoil rather than engage.

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I find I have to walk a littl...

I find I have to walk a little faster in public these days, but it's very easy to remember when nobody had any idea who I was.

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I'm a con artist in that I'm ...

I'm a con artist in that I'm an actor. I make people believe something is real when they know perfectly well it isn't.

John Lithgow 10.08.2025 21:06:08 82 quotes

It's a very tough time for th...

It's a very tough time for the playwright. Broadway has become almost a musical comedy theme park with all these long-running shows.

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I consider myself a very luck...

I consider myself a very lucky actor that, approaching 60, I'm still employed and employable.

John Lithgow 10.08.2025 21:06:08 82 quotes

If you read in front of your ...

If you read in front of your kids, it's very likely that they'll become readers, too.

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I tell young people, includin...

I tell young people, including my own kids, don't do this, it's too difficult. It's a career full of rejection, disappointment and failure. It's murderously hard on the ego. Don't become an actor.

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The Broadway audience is made...

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 what's being offered.

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To my mum, I owe security in ...

To my mum, I owe security in a very insecure young life. We lived in about 10 different places because of my father's chequered career, and she always made me feel a sense of consistency and security. I was a well-mothered boy.

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I gave up shame a long time a...

I gave up shame a long time ago.

John Lithgow 10.08.2025 21:06:08 82 quotes

Look at the darkest hit music...

Look at the darkest hit musicals - Cabaret, West Side Story, Carousel - they are exuberant experiences. They send you out of the theater filled with music.

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I'm getting older, but better...

I'm getting older, but better, too. And the roles are getting better.

John Lithgow 10.08.2025 21:06:08 82 quotes

Up there with my awards, I ha...

Up there with my awards, I have a great big statue of Groucho Marx, just to put everything in perspective.

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My wife is a professor at UCL...

My wife is a professor at UCLA in Los Angeles, but otherwise, I'd be right back living on the Upper West Side.

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I love New York. I lived ther...

I love New York. I lived there all through the '70s and have lived in L.A. since the early '80s but come back all the time to do theater.

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I do all the cooking in the f...

I do all the cooking in the family. I cook Italian, mostly, pastas and roasts, and bit by bit, I'm learning how to bake. I think cooking is a gift to other people.

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I don't deal with the nuts an...

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

John Lithgow 10.08.2025 21:06:08 82 quotes

I'm very concerned for the fu...

I'm very concerned for the future of the earth and its amazing creatures. We've got to be careful and make sure we don't foul our own nest.

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Take care, be kind, be consid...

Take care, be kind, be considerate of other people and other species, and be loving.

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In animation, there's this ex...

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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