Robin Williams Quotes
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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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Some are born great. Some achieve greatness. Some get it as a graduation gift.
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When the media ask George W. Bush a question, he answers, 'Can I use a lifeline?'
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I like my wine like my women - ready to pass out.
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Cricket is basically baseball on valium.
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You can start any 'Monty Python' routine and people finish it for you. Everyone knows it like shorthand.
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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 used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It’s not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people that make you feel all alone.
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There's a show in America where all these people compete with ferrets, and they don't even do anything. They basically just hold them up, and if they don't bite you, they might win.
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Carpe per diem - seize the check.
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If it's the Psychic Network why do they need a phone number?
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I want to do a movie, but it has to be the right movie, whether it’s independent or a studio movie. I’m much more open to being a supporting actor. At the age of 60, I’ll be second fiddle. Fine. I’m happy to do it.
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There’s no shame in failing. The only shame is not giving things your best shot.
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I don't do well with snakes and I can't dance.
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Acting is different from stand-up. It gives you this ability to enter into another character, to create another person.
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A lot of vets like 'Good Morning Vietnam' - I get great letters from guys.
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All it takes is a beautiful fake smile to hide an injured soul.
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Stop being afraid of getting older. With age comes wisdom and confidence.
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We had gay burglars the other night. They broke in and rearranged the furniture.
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We've had cloning in the South for years. It's called cousins.
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To be free. Such a thing would be greater than all the magic and all the treasures in all the world.
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You have this idea that you'd better keep working otherwise people will forget. And that was dangerous.
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Divorce is expensive. I used to joke they were going to call it 'all the money,' but they changed it to 'alimony.' It's ripping your heart out through your wallet.
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Look at the walls of Pompeii. That's what got the internet started.