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

Quote by John Lithgow

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Look at the darkest hit musicals - Cabaret, West Side Story, Carousel - they are...

Look at the darkest hit musicals - Cabaret, West Side Story, Carousel - they are...

I find I have to walk a little faster in public these days, but it's...

I find I have to walk a little faster in public these days, but it's...

I gave up shame a long time ago.

I gave up shame a long time ago.

I'm a fun father, but not a good father. The hard decisions always went to...

I'm a fun father, but not a good father. The hard decisions always went to...

What you aspire to on a sitcom is the feeling of live comedy.

What you aspire to on a sitcom is the feeling of live comedy.

I keep looking for things I haven't done yet.

I keep looking for things I haven't done yet.

If it's well written and well directed and you've got good actors to work with,...

If it's well written and well directed and you've got good actors to work with,...

I was in 20 Shakespearean plays by the time I was 20.

I was in 20 Shakespearean plays by the time I was 20.

I'm very concerned for the future of the earth and its amazing creatures. We've got...

I'm very concerned for the future of the earth and its amazing creatures. We've got...

I never get tired of hearing compliments.

I never get tired of hearing compliments.

I can't imagine doing an hour-long dramatic series because it's so much work. A sitcom...

I can't imagine doing an hour-long dramatic series because it's so much work. A sitcom...

Academics tend to have wonderfully infantile senses of humor.

Academics tend to have wonderfully infantile senses of humor.

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

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

Shakespeare is like mother's milk to me.

Shakespeare is like mother's milk to me.

Time sneaks up on you like a windshield on a bug.

Time sneaks up on you like a windshield on a bug.

The Broadway audience is made up of a greater percentage of tourists now. There's not...

The Broadway audience is made up of a greater percentage of tourists now. There's not...

Everybody's a dreamer.

Everybody's a dreamer.

In animation, there's this exhilarating moment of discovery when you see the film and you...

In animation, there's this exhilarating moment of discovery when you see the film and you...

I have a lot of faith in people.

I have a lot of faith in people.

I'd sleep under a Vermeer.

I'd sleep under a Vermeer.