Robin Williams
Robin Williams
Robin McLaurin Williamswas an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, producer, writer, singer and voice artist. Starting as a stand-up comedian in San Francisco and Los Angeles in the mid-1970s, he is credited with leading San Francisco's comedy renaissance. After rising to fame as Mork in Mork & Mindy, Williams went on to establish a career in both stand-up comedy and feature film acting. He was known for his improvisational skills...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth21 July 1951
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
I only ever play Vegas one night at a time.
You'll notice that Nancy Reagan never drinks water when Ronnie speaks.
There was an old, crazy dude who used to live a long time ago. His name was Lord Buckley. And he said, a long time ago, he said, 'People--they'r e kinda like flowers, and it's been a privilege walking in your garden.' My love goes with you.
The first time I ate organic whole-grain bread I swear it tasted like roofing material.
I don't practice anything. I spend time looking over ideas and then just get out and do it.
I've always improvised, and stand-up was this great release. All of a sudden, it was just me and the audience.
Comedy can be a cathartic way to deal with personal trauma.
I was once on a German talk show, and this woman said to me, 'Mr. Williams, why do you think there is not so much comedy in Germany?' And I said, 'Did you ever think you killed all the funny people?'
And you get that little endorphin buzz, it's great. Why do you think Einstein looked like that? I don't think he was going 'You know this is some dynamite weed! It's all relative you know'.
It's five o'clock in the morning. You've just pissed on a dumpster. It's Miller time.
It's frightening and exhilarating. It's like combat. Look at the metaphors: You kill when it works; you die when it doesn't.
It's cheaper to keep her.
If you can remember the sixties, you weren't there.
It's the same sex all the time.