"When your spinal cord freezes up, you're vulnerable to everything. But he [Chrestopher Reese] was tough as nails. And he kept a great, kind of dark sense of humor about it, but also was able to accomplish amazing things."
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
Quote collection
Robin Williams quotes (page 16 of 18)
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"If there was a pill that allowed you to drink and not get drunk, an alcoholic would go "What happens if you take two?""
"Sometimes, keeping track of people. It's always a weird combination of worrying so much about the outside world, and not... you have to be more aware of the inner circle, the folks that matter."
"I'm a very tolerant man, except when it comes to holding a grudge."
"A place where we all go can't be bad."
"There's no question this is where I want to live. Never has been."
"You appreciate little things, like walks on the beach with a defibrillator."
"Women are incredibly intuitive. If anybody on the planet is going to evolve to the next level, that telekinetic thing, women will."
"It is hard to find something where you can go off as much as I do in stand-up, but I think stand-up allows me that freedom where you can really go off and have a good time."
"Men may have wars, but women have their period. Men go off and kill each other, but women say nasty things, which is even better."
"When you really do find a new idea or you're in and it's all working, that's the gift. It's like a musician when they hit a riff, that's when you're like all right, it's mellow. You back off and just ride it."
"I was a serious method actor until I visited this site."
"Crying never helped anybody do anything, okay? You have a problem, you face it like a man."
"Mr. Keating: Carpe Diem! Sieze the day!"
"Shakespeare said, "Kill all the lawyers." There were no agents then."
"I enjoy that, and the idea of doing small things over a period of time. I think there are certain things you can do for water control in America, because that will be our most precious resource. In America, you pay more for water than you do for gas."
"I don't have a college degree, and my father didn't have a college degree, so when my son, Zachary, graduated from college, I said, "My boy's got learnin'!""
"On stage you're free. You can say and do things that if you said and did any place else, you'd be arrested."
"It doesn't matter who you are, if you've got the legs, you can hang with them."
"What's my credibility? Why are they looking to me for advice? Isn't there someone more qualified?"