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

Quote by John Lithgow

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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.

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...

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,...

I never get tired of hearing compliments.

I never get tired of hearing compliments.

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...

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.

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'd sleep under a Vermeer.

I'd sleep under a Vermeer.

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 gave up shame a long time ago.

I gave up shame a long time ago.

Academics tend to have wonderfully infantile senses of humor.

Academics tend to have wonderfully infantile senses of humor.

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...

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'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...

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,...

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...