John Lithgow Quotes

Don't get me wrong: I've had a lot of fortune, to come where I've come from, to be able to move to Europe, to go racing. But I had that fortune behind me. I grabbed it with both hands, and I made the best of it.

I've been very fortunate - You only can do what you're offered, you know?

Opportunity knocked. My doorman threw him out.

I try to make the best of the opportunities that have been given to me.

When you get as lucky as I got, you have to work as hard as possible to earn that luck.

Grab a chance and you won't be sorry for a might-have-been.

Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.

But I'm trying not to be cynical - I don't want to be one of those people who has a cool opportunity and blows it. It's really amazing what's happening to me.

Every time I got opportunities, I did something with it.

For the title, if they say, 'Ok, let's sit and wait,' I will sit and wait because I know it's a once in a lifetime opportunity.

I am taking each game as it comes, enjoying it and taking that little bit of extra time to look around a full stadium, because I know it's not going to last forever. But I will try and make it last as long as possible.

If you ever get a second chance in life for something, you've got to go all the way.

Success is about taking advantage of opportunity.

It's important to seize the moment. If there's something you want to say, don't put it off, because you might miss your chance.

It's OK to have nice things happen to you - you should embrace that.

I've always had this idea that you have to make the most of things.

I think I've always been very good at taking advantage of the opportunities that have been given to me, because I didn't have many. Once I got one, I grabbed it with two hands.

I got a lot of opportunities and I was able to make the best of them.

I always take my opportunities.

I very well could not be here right now. So I'm so grateful for every day I have, especially in living out my dreams.

At the end of the day, what you're able to work on is what comes by you, what sort of floats by you.

Life is all in the setup. A lot of people think I got the world handed to me, and I let them think exactly that whilst they handed me the world.

I'm very grateful for the way things have panned out. If I hadn't had a struggle at the start, I wouldn't be able to appreciate every single day in this job. Whether you love or hate a job, you can't waste the chance to do something with it.

I've never wanted to play the lead role; I make the most of whatever opportunities come my way.

When opportunities come my way, I'm going to try to make the play.