Watch The Columnist Star John Lithgow Discuss His ‘Role of a Lifetime’ on CBS This Morning

 The Columnist headliner John Lithgow took a break from toiling away at the typewriter to visit CBS This Morning on April 24 and chat about his newest role, real-life journalist Joseph Alsop. Lithgow spoke to hosts Charlie Rose, Erica Hill and Gayle King about the famed political columnist’s “flamboyant” accent, which proved too theatrical for the actor’s own portrayal. Click below to see Lithgow deconstruct Alsop and reflect on his original and “much safer” career ambition to become a painter, then see his performance in The Columnist at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.