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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.
John Lithgow
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John Lithgow
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: October 19
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John Arthur Lithgow
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I can't get used to the fact that I'm 68 years old. I still feel like a youngster. I am playing a part even older than 68 - 71 years old. It's kind of startling to see myself in a movie and realize, Yup. That's exactly what I look like.
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I went to Princeton High School, when I was very serious about being an artist. I was in a theatre family but I didn't want to become an actor.
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I got a wonderful college education. I went to Harvard. In those four years I accumulated a lot of knowledge but I also created a kind of habit of learning that has stayed with me my whole life.
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I consider myself a very lucky actor that, approaching 60, I'm still employed and employable.
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That's how you deal with stardom you make it the least important part of your life.
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I don't hesitate to do nudity as an actor if it's done well.
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If we are ever going to save this society and the world, there has got to be a way for us to work together. That may be more than we can ever hope to achieve, just because of human nature.
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Take care, be kind, be considerate of other people and other species, and be loving.
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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.
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There's nothing like spending an evening with an audience every night.
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I learned the most about myself, and you ask what I learned? Well, I learned my strengths and my weaknesses, and it's far more important to learn about your weaknesses than your strengths.
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If my life was a play, age 35 was my intermission.
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I'd sleep under a Vermeer.
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