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
There are no rules. Just follow your heart.
I love kids, but they are a tough audience.
I started doing comedy because that was the only stage that I could find. It was the pure idea of being on stage. That was the only thing that interested me, along with learning the craft and working, and just being in productions with people.
Stand-up is the place where you can do things that you could never do in public. Once you step on stage you're licensed to do that. It's an understood relationship. You walk on stage - it's your job.
I was once walking in an airport and a woman came up to me and said, 'Be zany!'. That'd be like walking up to Baryshikov and going, 'Plie! Just do a plie! Do it! Do a releve right now! Lift my wife!'
I like my wine like my women - ready to pass out.
Decaf is like masturbating with an oven mitt!
Reality is just a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs.
I always thought the idea of education was to learn to think for yourself.
When you create you get a little endorphin rush. Why do you think Einstein looked like that?
What some folks call impossible is just stuff they haven't seen before.
Avoid using the word 'very' because it's lazy. A man is not very tired, he is exhausted. Don't use very sad, use morose. Language was invented for one reason boys - to woo women - and in that endeavor, laziness will not do.
You could talk about same-sex marriage, but people who have been married (say) 'It's the same sex all the time.'
I stand upon my desk to remind myself that we must constantly look at things in a different way.