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John Lithgow Quotes: I was very interested in being a painter. I had facility, I had talent, and I loved painting and printmaking, and I was quite serious about it.
         

I was very interested in being a painter. I had facility, I had talent, and I loved painting and printmaking, and I was quite serious about it.


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