Robin Williams

Actor, Comedian

Robin Williams was a celebrated actor and comedian known for his improvisational skills and heartfelt performances in films like 'Good Will Hunting'.

Born
July 21, 1951
Died
August 11, 2014
Quotes
360
Rank
#376

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"My preference is live performance. Because you get the feedback. There's an energy. It's live theater. That's why I think actors like that. You know, musicians need it, comedians definitely need it. It doesn't matter what size and what club, whether it's 30 people in the club or 2,000 in a hall or a theater. It's live, it's symbiotic, you need it."

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"You're still young. Being a true loser takes years of inaptitude"

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"You have an internal critic, an internal drive that says, 'OK, you can do more.' Maybe that's what keeps you going."

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"When I find out a hotel doesn't have a DSL, it's like "What? There's no toilet?" Once you get used to high speed you ain't going back"

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

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"I'm an Episcopal, which is Catholic Lite. It's like same religion, half the guilt."

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"Being alone onstage is like legalized insanity."

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"Terrible wars have been fought where millions have died for one idea - freedom. And it seems that something that means so much to so many people would be worth having."

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"Before the Web, there was just one guy running around saying 'I KNOW!'"

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"I went to rehab [for alcoholism] in wine country, just to keep my options open."

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"In California, we are a sixty percent Hispanic state, we elected an Austrian governor. Even old Nazis are going "That's weird.""

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"Do you get the feeling with Sarah Palin, in high school, she was voted least likely to write a book and most likely to burn one?"

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"Dreams don't deal in time. Time doesn't count."

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"I always wanted to play a big, black man, but that would cost too much make-up."

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"Is it rude to Twitter during sex? To go "omg, omg, wtf, zzz"? Is that rude?"

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"I want everyone out there in TV land to touch the TV. Touch the back of the TV and get a shock for Jesus."

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