John Lithgow’s role as Lord Farquaad in Shrek might be iconic now, but he didn’t expect it to be when he first joined the project. In a video posted March 13, Variety had Lithgow read lines ...

John Lithgow admits he thought Shrek seemed like a "fun" and easy gig when Lord Farquaad was pitched, though he thought the entire project was a Saturday morning cartoon.

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