If it's well written and well directed and you've got good actors to work with, acting is easy. But making sure all the ducks are in a row is the hard part. It's very rare.

Quote by John Lithgow

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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...

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...

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...

Everybody's a dreamer.

Everybody's a dreamer.

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...

I never get tired of hearing compliments.

I never get tired of hearing compliments.

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...

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.

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...

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 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 keep looking for things I haven't done yet.

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

I'd sleep under a Vermeer.

I'd sleep under a Vermeer.

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...

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...

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

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

I have a lot of faith in people.

I have a lot of faith in people.

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...

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.