“It's a delightful thing to do, to entertain kids. They're a completely...” — John Lithgow Quote

“It's a delightful thing to do, to entertain kids. They're a completely different audience because of their total lack of irony. You're always after a total suspension of disbelief, but the only people you can really achieve it with is children.”

“If it's well written and well directed and you've got good actors to work with, acting is easy. But making sure all the ducks are in a row is the hard part. It's very rare.”

“Other people have often had more faith in me than I had in myself - I never thought I could pull off Roberta Muldoon in 'The World According to Garp,' or 'Of Mice and Men's' Lennie as one of my first acting jobs.”

“You may find that your parents are the most delightful people, but you don't want to live with them.”

“With the crime novels, it's delightful to have protagonists I can revisit in book after book. It's like having a fictitious family.”

“My mother was sarcastic and delightful and, trust me, quite remarkable.”