Shakespeare is like mother's milk to me.

Quote by John Lithgow

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

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

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.

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...

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...

Academics tend to have wonderfully infantile senses of humor.

Academics tend to have wonderfully infantile senses of humor.

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 keep looking for things I haven't done yet.

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

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

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

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...

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...

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 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.

Everybody's a dreamer.

Everybody's a dreamer.

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,...

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

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

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 have a lot of faith in people.

I have a lot of faith in people.