I grew up in a theater family. My father was a regional theater classical repertory producer. He created Shakespeare festivals. He produced all of Shakespeare's plays, mostly in Shakespeare festivals in Ohio. One of them, the Great Lakes Theater Festival in Cleveland, is still going. So I grew up not wanting to be an actor, not wanting to go into the family business.
Books make great gifts because they're something you love that you can share. - John Lithgow
Books make great gifts because they're something you love that you can share.
- John Lithgow
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
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.
You kill three people, they call you a murderer. You kill a million people, they call you a conqueror. Go figure. - John Lithgow
You kill three people, they call you a murderer. You kill a million people, they call you a conqueror. Go figure.
Time sneaks up on you like a windshield on a bug. - John Lithgow
Time sneaks up on you like a windshield on a bug.
If we are ever going to save this society and the world, there has got to be a way for us to work together. That may be more than we can ever hope to… - John Lithgow
If we are ever going to save this society and the world, there has got to be a way for us to work together. That may be more than we can ever hope to…
The most exciting acting tends to happen in roles you never thought you could play. - John Lithgow
The most exciting acting tends to happen in roles you never thought you could play.
If my life was a play, age 35 was my intermission. - John Lithgow
If my life was a play, age 35 was my intermission.
I never get tired of hearing compliments. - John Lithgow
I never get tired of hearing compliments.
I learned the most about myself, and you ask what I learned? Well, I learned my strengths and my weaknesses, and it's far more important to learn abo… - John Lithgow
I learned the most about myself, and you ask what I learned? Well, I learned my strengths and my weaknesses, and it's far more important to learn abo…
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