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
a weird combination of isolation and connection and disconnection; discomfort and awkwardness.
The brightest light has gone out. We will forever celebrate her loving spirit.
The essential truth is that sometimes you're worried that they'll find out it's a fluke, that you don't really have it. You've lost the muse or - the worst dread - you never had it at all. I went through all that madness early on.
It felt wonderful doing it. But that's rather like urinating in brown velvet pants. It can feel wonderful, but no one will watch.
But only in their dreams can men be truly free It was always thus and always thus will be.
My God. We've had cloning in the South for years. It's called cousins.
Look at us -- we're a San Francisco wedding cake.
They make these outrageous comedies and just use these kids as props. They're not beings who are transforming.
When Jonathan Winters died, it was like, 'Oh, man!' I knew he was frail, but I always thought he was going to last longer. I knew him as being really funny, but at the same time, he had a dark side.
I enjoy performing for heavily armed people. It's easier than going to Georgia.
I have a difficult time doing an Irish accent; even now, it kind of fades slowly into Scottish.
No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.
You appreciate little things, like walks on the beach with a defibrillator.
People say that I'm a tree hugger, but I do a lot more than hug trees. I like having my drinking water without faecal matter, that's really nice. Or acceptable levels of strychnine. I'm an air breather, I've gotten used to that over the years.