What you aspire to on a sitcom is the feeling of live comedy.

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...

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 never get tired of hearing compliments.

I never get tired of hearing compliments.

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.

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'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...

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'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...

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...

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

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

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...

Everybody's a dreamer.

Everybody's a dreamer.

I have a lot of faith in people.

I have a lot of faith in people.

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

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

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.

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'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...

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

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

Shakespeare is like mother's milk to me.

Shakespeare is like mother's milk to me.

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...