Up there with my awards, I have a great big statue of Groucho Marx, just to put everything in perspective.

Quote by John Lithgow

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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.

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 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...

I gave up shame a long time ago.

I gave up shame a long time ago.

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'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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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,...

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

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

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 never get tired of hearing compliments.

I never get tired of hearing compliments.

Next to a sincere compliment, I think I like a well-deserved and honest rebuke

Next to a sincere compliment, I think I like a well-deserved and honest rebuke

Contact with a high-minded woman is good for the life of any man

Contact with a high-minded woman is good for the life of any man

Don't let people's compliments get to your head and don't let their criticism get your...

Don't let people's compliments get to your head and don't let their criticism get your...