John Lithgow Quotes
I work very hard on motivating everything I do as an actor. Explosive moments have to be completely motivated; whether they're explosive comedy or explosive horror, they have to come organically out of a scene and an interaction with another actor.
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Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others.
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Sadly, for some mothers, this experience can be made so much harder due to challenges with our very mental health.
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Even in this globalised world, London is still the standard for our times. The city has embraced the world's diversity and represents the finest in human achievements.
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If you seek my help and guidance, I will immediately give it to you.
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I never got into politics for it to be a career. It doesn't take a lot of strength to hang on. It takes a lot of strength to let go.
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My mum was a child minder, but now she fosters. My dad was in the police force, and now he's a private detective.
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Today I know that there is still work to be done, but along the way my I am achieving my dreams.
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Stand by your man. Give him two arms to cling to and something warm to come to.
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Unlike fashion, art isn't applied. It doesn't have to serve anybody. It doesn't have to be there for any other reason than to give an impression of what the world is about.
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The polls and the pundits and the media seem to talk to each other. It's sort of like an echo chamber.
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If you were to come to the set of Alias, you'd know how silly we all are. And I mean, silly.
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Children don't really understand the concept of health. You can't give them an apple and say 'if you eat this you will be healthy when you're older' because they don't understand. You have to find a different way to motivate them.
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I don't talk about political matters. That's not my department.
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Since my illness, I've felt the presence of my angels.
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Some relationships get easier as you get older, depending on what sort of person you are. I don't think I've got any better at them.
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There's a thing in the U.K., particularly in London, where it's kind of the idea of subculture and counterculture and the outside and the idea that it's great to be a freak, and the freak always wins. So I think English girls are a lot less scared of being the freak or looking like an idiot.
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I'm not good at accepting help.
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The danger in a brood mare band is that your mares become antiquated, and you wake up some day and realize that the average age of your band is 15 or 16 and that in another year they won't be producing offspring. I think the ideal average age for a brood mare band is about 10.
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You feel touched and honored and alive when you give to someone.
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It's weird: people used to want your autograph; now what they want to do is to take your photograph with an iPhone. And sometimes they'll pop their arm around you to hold their iPhone; they're shaking when they take it.
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I want to work with Darren Aronofsky, Damien Chazelle, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and, of course, Majid Majidi.
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Even one's own home is a kind of anthology of advertisers, manufacturers, motifs and presentation techniques. There's nothing 'natural' about one's home these days. The furnishings, the fabrics, the furniture, the appliances, the TV, and all the electronic equipment - we're living inside commercials.
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Jazz scares me. I've witnessed so many incredible singers and jazz musicians. Pop and soul music have always been the things that I felt like I could do.
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I work very hard on motivating everything I do as an actor. Explosive moments have to be completely motivated; whether they're explosive comedy or explosive horror, they have to come organically out of a scene and an interaction with another actor.
