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.

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...

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...

Academics tend to have wonderfully infantile senses of humor.

Academics tend to have wonderfully infantile senses of humor.

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 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'd sleep under a Vermeer.

I'd sleep under a Vermeer.

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...

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'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 never get tired of hearing compliments.

I never get tired of hearing compliments.

Shakespeare is like mother's milk to me.

Shakespeare is like mother's milk to me.

I gave up shame a long time ago.

I gave up shame a long time ago.

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...

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 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.

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,...

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...

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

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

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,...