Robin Williams Quotes

“What is this demilitarized zone? Whatever it is, I like it! Gets you on your toes better than a strong cup of cappuccino.”

“Most of all, I want to thank my father, up there, the man who when I said I wanted to be an actor, he said, 'Wonderful. Just have a back-up profession like welding.'”

“Look at the walls of Pompeii. That's what got the internet started.”

“The dramas for me allow me to explore more behavioral, deeper psychological things. But the comedies obviously allow me to explore the idea of really working off other people. I'm having more fun doing that.”

“I enjoy performing for heavily armed people. It's easier than going to Georgia.”

“[On creating] And you get that little endorphin buzz, it's great. Why do you think Einstein looked like that? I don't think he was going "You know this is some dynamite weed! It's all relative you know."”

“Golf is one of the few sports where a white man can dress like a black pimp and not look bad.”

“The truth is, if anything, I'm probably addicted to laughter.”

“To make fun of an administration, to make fun of anything, Mark Twain said, is the last defense of democracy.”

“I'm much more open to being a supporting actor right now. At the age of 60, I'll be second fiddle. Fine. I'm happy to do it.”

“I don't do well with snakes and I can't dance.”

“Keith Richards is the only man who can make the Osbournes look Amish.”

“Mr. Keating: Carpe Diem! Sieze the day!”

“People would say I never censor. As Billy Crystal says, 'I don't have that button.'”

“In the process of looking for comedy, you have to be deeply honest. And in doing that, you'll find out here's the other side. You'll be looking under the rock occasionally for the laughter.”

“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.”

“The sort of liveliness which increases with age is not far distant from madness.”

“Sometimes over things that I did, movies that didn't turn out very well - you go, 'Why did you do that?' But in the end, I can't regret them because I met amazing people. There was always something that was worth it.”

“My style is bad white-boy dancing. I can do swing a little bit, but nothing beyond that. My solo dancing is sad. I use my arms, badly.”

“Taking Viagra after open heart surgery is like a Civil War re-enactment with live ammo. Not good.”

“No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.”

“Nobody takes a picture of something they want to forget.”

“I do believe in love; it's wonderful - especially love third time around, it's even more precious; it's kind of amazing.”

“Reality is just a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs.”

“Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they've got nothing to lose.”