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John Lithgow Quotes

American - Actor | October 19, 1945 -

Money is just a low priority for me. I'm more interested in good work than a big bank account.

Work Good Money Me Good Work More

I'm as vain as the next person, but I've made so much fun of myself over the years, and that's very salutary as you grow older.

Myself Fun Grow You Person Over

If you go through your life being completely truthful, everybody will hate you, and something I deeply fear is being hated.

Life Fear Hate You Go Will

My eagerness to please sometimes gets the better of me.

Me Better Sometimes Eagerness Please

I auditioned for soap operas and commercials; I remember auditioning for Lays potato chips. It was a sort of 'Mutiny on the Bounty' sketch, where Captain Bligh was torturing the crew by saying, 'You can only have one Lays potato chip,' and they all rise up.

Saying Remember You Rise Sketch Up

People have expectations from you - and the whole fun of acting is taking expectations and completely upending them. That's how you get laughs in comedy, and that's how you scare the daylights out of people in a horror film.

Fun People Expectations Comedy You

I've said no to a lot of things I'd like to have done. My agent has never seen anything like it.

Said Done Never Anything Things Lot

I loved growing up in Ohio.

Growing Up Loved Growing Up Ohio

My hairline is receding. So my days as a romantic lead - even though I've never had them - are behind me.

Romantic Me Never Lead Days Behind

When people are taking something extremely seriously, that's the time to take out the pig's bladder.

Time People Pig Seriously Out Take

Every time I see somebody behaving truly insanely in real life, I think, 'Yes! I'm not over the top after all!'

Life Time Think Top Real See

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.

Work Comedy Moments Horror Actor

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