Robin Williams Quotes

It was kind of a decompression - from straight alcohol to mixed drinks to wine to spritzers - and then you're out.

Comedy can be a cathartic way to deal with personal trauma.

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?

Make your life spectacular, I know I did.

I met Nelson Mandela, and I really didn't know what to say. It was years ago at a benefit. I was just in awe of this man because of what he'd done.

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

On stage you're free. You can say and do things that if you said and did any place else, you'd be arrested.

I know size can be daunting but don't be afraid.

The idea of having a steady job is appealing.

Along with the Oscars, the Academy is giving out a green card.

I've actually gone to the zoo and had monkeys shout to me from their cages, "I'm in here when you're walking around like that?"

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

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

If I ever asked you about love, you'd probably quote me a sonnet. But you've never looked a woman and been totally vulnerable.

The only weapon we have is comedy.

When you look at Prince Charles, don't you think that someone in the Royal family knew someone in the Royal family?

I think 'Dead Poets' was probably my favorite, just to get started with the idea of doing a movie that people treated as more than a movie.

Canadian money is also called the loony. How can you take an economic crisis seriously?

Death - to blink for an exceptionally long period of time.

If there was a pill that allowed you to drink and not get drunk, an alcoholic would go What happens if you take two?

The human body was designed by a civil engineer. Who else would run a toxic waste pipeline through a recreational area ?

Cricket is basically baseball on valium.

She is not perfect. You are not perfect. The question is whether or not you are perfect for each other

You can do anything you want. You are bound by nothing.

My God, look at the size of this man! Quick! Tell the other villagers we're going back to the boats!

Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?

There's this thing called freebasing. It's not free, it costs you your home. It should be called 'homebasing'.

When I'm riding my bicycle I feel like a Buddhist who is happy just to enjoy his mundane existence

I was a serious method actor until I visited this site.

I loved school, maybe too much, really. I was summa cum laude in high school. I was driven that way.

The French don't have a baseball team. And if they did, there'd only be a left field, and no one would be safe.

I always thought the idea of education was to learn to think for yourself.

I have an idea for a movie called 'The Walken Dead' which is about a town where, instead of zombies, everyone becomes Chris Walken.

If I could light my own farts I could fly to the moon or at least Uranus.

If you're that depressed, reach out to someone. And remember, suicide is a permanent solution, to a temporary problem.

Acting is different from stand-up. It gives you this ability to enter into another character, to create another person.

If you're going to do a movie about the Village, it's pretty nice to shoot in the village and not be in Toronto.

Ronald Reagan is the world's largest Muppet.

Why do they call it rush hour if no one moves?

The idea of being a character who is kind of isolated, I can relate to that.

I'm a very tolerant man, except when it comes to holding a grudge.

Friends come in all sizes, take it from me! Golly gee, size doesn't matter, when you want some friendly patter from a pal who is true.

Reality what a concept !

The things we fear the most have already happened to us.

I thought lacrosse was what you find in la church.

You don't need cocaine! There's another way to get real high, and really mess your mind up, it's called marathon running!

There's a time for daring and there's a time for caution, and a wise man understands which is called for.

As an alcoholic, you will violate your standards quicker than you can lower them.

The Chinese had accused the Tibetans of being terrorists, which is weird. A Tibetan terrorist is like an Amish hacker. It just doesn't fit.

You appreciate little things, like walks on the beach with a defibrillator.

We were talking briefly about cocaine ... yeah. Anything that makes you paranoid and impotent, give me more of that!

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.

Self-reliance is the key to a vigorous life. A man must look inward to find his own answers.

I stand upon my desk to remind myself that we must constantly look at things in a different way.

We have a president for whom English is a second language. He's like 'We have to get rid of dictators,' but he's pretty much one himself.

You have this idea that you'd better keep working otherwise people will forget. And that was dangerous.

If you want to die, don't make a mistake and not quite kill yourself because the medical bills in America are hideous.

Even fools seem smart when they are quiet.

If women ran the world we wouldn't have wars, just intense negotiations every 28 days.

Anything that is not funny at a certain point will be funny.

You're going to the cemetery with your toothbrush. How Egyptian

The world is open for play, [that] everything and everybody is mockable, in a wonderful way.

A lot of vets like 'Good Morning Vietnam' - I get great letters from guys.

I'm looking for Miss Right, or at least Miss Right Now

The first time I tried organic wheat bread, I thought I was chewing on roofing material

My favorite thing to do is ride a bicycle. I ride road bikes. And for me, it's mobile meditation.

Even mistakes can be wonderful

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

Shooting in New York is the shiznit, if I may be so bold. It was great. New York is a character. People who live here know that.

I loved running, but all of a sudden everything hurt so much. I started cycling when Zelda was born.

Crying never helped anybody do anything, okay? You have a problem you face it like a man.

God gave men both a penis and a brain, but unfortunately not enough blood supply to run both at the same time.

It's the same sex all the time.

No man is an island; but some are peninsulas.

All you have to do is think one happy thought, and you'll fly like me.

I love doing live action movies, but there's a great job in doing animation, especially one with music.

The improv, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but when it does, it's like open-field running.

Being alone onstage is like legalized insanity.

Winning an Oscar is an honor, but, between you and me, it does not makes things easier.

Smile my boy, it's sunrise

In down times I do things like go for a long bike ride or run. The other thing I'm doing in that quiet time is just observing.

There's no shame in failing. The only shame is not giving things your best shot.

Being in the same room with people and creating something together is a good thing.

Comedy is there to basically show us we fart, we laugh, to make us realize we still are part animal.

When you create you get a little endorphin rush. Why do you think Einstein looked like that?

There are times when life's just real quiet and simple. I sometimes get tired of people saying, "Well, what are you really like?"

What some folks call impossible is just stuff they haven't seen before.

Kid, if You Need Booze or Drugs to Enjoy Your Life to the Fullest, You're Doing It Wrong.

A place where we all go can't be bad.

Sometimes it's more noble to tell a small lie than to deliver a painful truth.

Don't mess with me, man, I'm a lawyer!

Sometimes you got to specifically go out of your way to get into trouble. It's called fun.

If we were interested in making money, we wouldn't have become teachers

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.

Women are incredibly intuitive. If anybody on the planet is going to evolve to the next level, that telekinetic thing, women will.

Nobody takes a picture of something they want to forget.

What's right is what's left if you do everything else wrong.

Cocaine is God's way of telling you you are making too much money.

Mr. Keating: Carpe Diem! Sieze the day!