John Lithgow Quotes
Up there with my awards, I have a great big statue of Groucho Marx, just to put everything in perspective.
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I don't get star-struck at all.
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The earth laughs in flowers.
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A teacher should have a creative mind.
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I loved London. In the 1970s... it was very exciting, really wild.
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As an actor, you're always worried about getting stuck on a show that's not good because working actors need the paycheck. So being cast on a regular procedural, where everything gets wrapped up by the end of the episode, was always a fear of mine because that doesn't really test you as an actor.
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Playing Juliet in 'Heavenly Creatures' changed my life, and the role of Clementine in' Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' opened many new doors creatively.
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If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect.
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I need nothing from my companion. No money, no financial security, no emotional support, nothing. All I want is the freedom to be myself.
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Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.
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I always say you can never be extravagant with beauty. Beauty is God made real. Beauty is life.
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China is still the fastest growing economy in the world, but we need to learn how to use money in a better way, and it's about quality, not quantity.
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Do not share your inventions with many; share them only with the few who understand and love the sciences.
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Theatre is how I first encountered art on any level.
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Refugees are the human dimensions of a failed state.
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I don't believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version of such a thing is through my books.
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Double J is similar in age, we're similar in experience. I think if we hooked up, we could be a formidable team. We get along well inside the ring and outside the ring.
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When I talked to him on the phone yesterday. I called him George rather than Mr. Vice President. But, in public, it's Mr. Vice President, because that is who he is.
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I am happy in Paris.
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Artists, no matter how good their intentions, are always slower than they think.
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I know now that I want to do more voice-over projects. They really have the ability to transport you into the world of whatever movie it is you are working on.
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Outside of a couple of times I ran without eating right or being too tired, I always feel great after I run.
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'I throw my hand up in the air sometimes' is when you don't get your way - when you give up, and you're handing it over.
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I don't like plots. I don't know what a plot means. I can't stand the idea of anything that starts in the beginning - you know, 'beginning, middle and end.'
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Up there with my awards, I have a great big statue of Groucho Marx, just to put everything in perspective.
