John Lithgow
John Lithgow
John Arthur Lithgowis an American actor, musician, singer, and author. He has received two Tony Awards, five Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, an American Comedy Award, four Drama Desk Awards and was also nominated for two Academy Awards and four Grammy Awards. Lithgow received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth19 October 1945
CountryUnited States of America
I consider myself a very lucky actor that, approaching 60, I'm still employed and employable.
For me, working on stage is much more exhausting than all the other mediums, but it's also much more thrilling.
I gave up shame a long time ago.
I find I have to walk a little faster in public these days, but it's very easy to remember when nobody had any idea who I was.
I can't imagine doing an hour-long dramatic series because it's so much work. A sitcom is a wonderful gig. You work from 10 to 4 every day, it's fun, and you get to live at home.
That's how you deal with stardom; you make it the least important part of your life.
It's my theory that if you hear enough applause and laughter at a young enough age, you're doomed
My only regret is that we didn't have more kids. I came from a family of four kids, but my wife and I just started too late.
It's a very tough time for the playwright. Broadway has become almost a musical comedy theme park with all these long-running shows.
Up there with my awards, I have a great big statue of Groucho Marx, just to put everything in perspective.
One of the things that gives me a lot of pleasure about both the solo show and the book is that it tells people about my dad. He really was an important man. He was a kind of pioneer of regional theater. He was the first American producer to ever produce all of Shakespeare plays.
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.
There's nothing like spending an evening with an audience every night.
Shakespeare is like mother's milk to me.