“I won two Golden Globes, and there was a long, long period in between ...” — John Lithgow Quote

“I won two Golden Globes, and there was a long, long period in between the wins. That might be explained by the fact that when I first won the award, for '3rd Rock on the Sun,' I satirically compared aliens on the show to the Foreign Press Association. And they did not take that well.”

“Next to the word 'luvvie' in the dictionary, there's a picture of me. At least in the American editions.”

“'Love Is Strange' was just a beautiful experience in so many ways.”

“I went to - 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.”

“My wife tells me I always have to have a project. A 'projectophile' or something. It's true. I always feel like the grass is growing under my feet.”

“Academics tend to have wonderfully infantile senses of humor.”

“In my district, illegal aliens are routinely committing crimes.”

“North Korea is still my homeland, my country. I suffered on the outside because I was alien, without identity. I was nobody. I was in the worst situation, fighting for everything, to survive.”

“I want to be in some Willy Wonka-type weird stuff, a role where I'm an alien. Anything that's new and challenging and real. I like real stuff.”

“One of the most difficult things for any artist to do is create a world that looks both completely alien yet real and possible.”

“Whoever thought of making ballet? I mean, what is it? It's so alien. You just look at people's behavior as well - people trying to show off on stage and people clapping.”

“We all went for roles as extras at my school because a lot of children's shows were filmed in Leeds near where I grew up. My Parents are Aliens was a big one we all did.”