Robin Williams Quotes (90 quotes)

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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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„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 to a point where you're playing a club that is a comedy club, with other comics.“
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„I write on big yellow legal pads - ideas in outline form when I'm doing stand-up and stuff. It's vivid that way. I can't type it into an iPad - I think that would put a filter into the process.“
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„In 'The Secret Agent,' it's basically a character that was admired by Theodore Kaczynski, which is some fan mail you don't really want to open. This is a man who is a chemist and who specializes in making bombs and despises humanity.“
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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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„When I went home from Juilliard, I couldn't find acting work.“
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„The idea of Juilliard was that it would give you this toolbox full of skills that you could take with you and apply to anything.“
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„Sometimes you have to make a movie to make money.“
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„Politics is so personal, vicious and immediate, how are you going to get anything done? Even the local politics where I live have gotten so ugly.“
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„One of my favourite actors of all time, although he doesn't necessarily play villains, is Peter Lorre.“
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„I've never been asked to appear on 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!,' so I guess I mustn't be on the professional skids just yet.“
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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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„I was only a leading man for a minute; now I'm a character actor.“
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„Winning an Oscar is an honor, but, between you and me, it does not makes things easier.“
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„A lot of vets like 'Good Morning Vietnam' - I get great letters from guys.“
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„I enjoy performing for heavily armed people. It's easier than going to Georgia.“
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„I loved school, maybe too much, really. I was summa cum laude in high school. I was driven that way.“
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„When the media ask George W. Bush a question, he answers, 'Can I use a lifeline?'“
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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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„The idea of having a steady job is appealing.“
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Robin Williams
Author born: July 21, 1952
Author died: August 11, 2014
Nationality: American
Author Profession: Comedian

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