List of John Lithgow Quotes

I Can't Get Used To The Fact That I'm 68 Years Old. I Still Feel Like A Youngster. I Am Playing A Part Even Older Than 68 - 71 Years Old. It's Kind Of Startling To See Myself In A Movie And Realize, "yup. That's Exactly What I Look Like."

Look At The Darkest Hit Musicals - Cabaret, West Side Story, Carousel - They Are Exuberant Experiences. They Send You Out Of The Theater Filled With Music

It's A Very Tough Time For The Playwright. Broadway Has Become Almost A Musical Comedy Theme Park With All These Long-running Shows.

You Have To Overcome Enormous Self-consciousness, But Nudity Is About The Strongest Thing You Can Do In An Acting Performance. It's The Most Unsettling Or The Most Comic Or The Most Sexual.

I Don't Hesitate To Do Nudity As An Actor If It's Done Well.

The Broadway Audience Is Made Up Of A Greater Percentage Of Tourists Now. There's Not Nearly As Much Variety And Danger And Challenge In What's Being Offered.

I'd Sleep Under A Vermeer.

I Really Prize And Love Great Painting. It's So Out Of Date Now. It's Slightly Come Back In.

I Think There Are All Sorts Of Ways Of Turning Into An Actor, And There Are A Vast Variety Of Different Actors. You Know, You Interview Plenty Of Actors And You Know They Come At It From A Different Direction And Acting Means Different Things To A Lot Of People.

If It's Well Written And Well Directed And You've Got Good Actors To Work With, Acting Is Easy. But Making Sure All The Ducks Are In A Row Is The Hard Part. It's Very Rare

I Was Very Interested In Being A Painter. I Had Facility, I Had Talent, And I Loved Painting And Printmaking, And I Was Quite Serious About It.

I Went To Harvard And Immediately Fell Into The Theater Gang, And I Was Already An Experienced Actor, So You Go With The Flow! I've Already Used The Phrase "campus Star."