Quotes by Robin Williams

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Robin McLaurin Williams is credited with leading San Francisco's comedy renaissance. After rising to fame as Mork in the sitcom Mork & Mindy (1978–82), he went on to establish a career in both stand-up comedy and feature film acting. He was known for his improvisational skills.
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When you look at Prince Charles, don't you think that someone in the Royal family knew someone in the Royal family?

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Carpe per diem - seize the check.

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Having George W. Bush giving a lecture on business ethics is like having a leper give you a facial, it just doesn't work!

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I bought one of the first Nintendo systems and brought that home, and we were playing 'Legend of Zelda' at the time, and it was addicting, and I was playing it for hours and hours and hours.

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When I went home from Juilliard, I couldn't find acting work.

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No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.

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I left school and couldn't find acting work, so I started going to clubs where you could do stand-up. I've always improvised, and stand-up was this great release. All of a sudden, it was just me and the audience.

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If Heaven exists, to know that there's laughter, that would be a great thing.

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Canada is like a loft apartment over a really great party.

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I knew Matt Damon and Ben Affleck were really talented. As actors, they were both studly young men, and they had great writers' chops.

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I think it's great when stories are dark and strange and weirdly personal.

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Performing comedy in San Francisco to begin with is pretty wild. You've got to - you've got the human game preserve to play off of. And it's a lot of great characters everywhere. You work off that, and then you play the rooms, and eventually you get ...

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A lot of vets like 'Good Morning Vietnam' - I get great letters from guys.

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I've had a lot of people tell me they watched 'Old Dogs' with their kids and had a good time.

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Being in the same room with people and creating something together is a good thing.

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The bad thing about being a famous comedian is that every now and then someone approaches me to tell an old joke. Don't tell me jokes - I have that. People also say the weirdest things, sometimes sarcastic things, and even evil things. They like to p...

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If it's the Psychic Network why do they need a phone number?

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Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?

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I'm sorry, if you were right, I'd agree with you.

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If women ran the world we wouldn't have wars, just intense negotiations every 28 days.

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I basically started performing for my mother, going, 'Love me!' What drives you to perform is the need for that primal connection. When I was little, my mother was funny with me, and I started to be charming and funny for her, and I learned that by b...

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Author Bio

  • NameRobin Williams
  • DescriptionAmerican actor and stand-up comedian
  • AliasesRobin McLaurin Williams
  • BornJuly 21, 1951
  • DiedAugust 11, 2014
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionStand-up Comic; Television Actor; Film Actor; Actor; Comedian; Film Producer; Screenwriter
  • AwardsAcademy Award For Best Supporting Actor; Golden Globe Award; Emmy Award