Having grown up in the theater family, having done a huge amount of acting from a very little boy to precocious teenager in Shakespeare festivals that my father produced, I went off to college and fell in with the theater gang. I was already an experienced actor. I became a kind of campus star. I heard all this applause and laughter.
John LithgowI 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.
John LithgowI certainly had my years as an out of work actor but I was married with a baby. My wife was supporting us.
John LithgowI'm as flighty as anybody. You put a lot out there. I've been through the process a lot. When I play a major role, it's my instinct to create a nice atmosphere. People in the major roles dominate the tone of an entire film. To my mind, it's much easier to work creatively when everyone's friendly.
John Lithgow