I gave up shame a long time ago.

Quote by John Lithgow

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It's a very tough time for the playwright. Broadway has become almost a musical comedy...

It's a very tough time for the playwright. Broadway has become almost a musical comedy...

Up there with my awards, I have a great big statue of Groucho Marx, just...

Up there with my awards, I have a great big statue of Groucho Marx, just...

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

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

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...

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...

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,...

For me, working on stage is much more exhausting than all the other mediums, but...

For me, working on stage is much more exhausting than all the other mediums, but...

I'd sleep under a Vermeer.

I'd sleep under a Vermeer.

I never get tired of hearing compliments.

I never get tired of hearing compliments.

I have a lot of faith in people.

I have a lot of faith in people.

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

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

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

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

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...

There's nothing like spending an evening with an audience every night.

There's nothing like spending an evening with an audience every night.

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...

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 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 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...

Shakespeare is like mother's milk to me.

Shakespeare is like mother's milk to me.