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

Quote by John Lithgow

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When you end a successful sitcom, the most sensible thing to do is go back...

When you end a successful sitcom, the most sensible thing to do is go back...

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

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

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 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,...

Academics tend to have wonderfully infantile senses of humor.

Academics tend to have wonderfully infantile senses of humor.

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.

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...

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...

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.

Everybody's a dreamer.

Everybody's a dreamer.

I'm a con artist in that I'm an actor. I make people believe something is...

I'm a con artist in that I'm an actor. I make people believe something is...

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 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...

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 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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...