Robin Williams - biography

“Comedy is acting out optimism.”

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

“My comedy is like emotional hang-gliding.”

“Cocaine is God’s way of saying that you’re making too much money.”

“You’re best when you’re not in charge.  The ego locks the muse.”

“My first film will be a very simple one.  I’ll need only ten million dollars.  The film will be about a boy, his dog and his budget.”

“Having George W.  Bush giving a lecture on business ethics is like having a leper give you a facial, it just doesn’t work!”

“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.”

“When the media ask George W.  Bush a question, he answers, ‘Can I use a lifeline?’”

“Do you think God gets stoned?  I think so...  look at the platypus.”

“See the problem is that God gives men a brain and a penis, and only enough blood to run one at a time.”

“See, the problem is that God gives men a brain and a penis, and only enough blood to run one at a time.”

“When in doubt, go for the dick joke.”

“The Russians love Brooke Shields because her eyebrows remind them of Leonid Brezhnev.”

“You can do no great things, just small things with great love.”

“Carpe per diem - seize the check.”

“Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!’”

“I believe Ronald Reagan can make this country what it once was...  a large Arctic region covered with ice.”

“You’ll notice that Nancy Reagan never drinks water when Ronnie speaks.”

“You’re only given a little spark of madness.  You mustn’t lose it.”

“People say satire is dead.  It’s not dead; it’s alive and living in the White House.”

“Cricket is basically baseball on valium.”

“The Statue of Liberty is no longer saying, ‘Give me your poor, your tired, your huddled masses.’ She’s got a baseball bat and yelling, ‘You want a piece of me?’”

“Success?  Ah, yes.  The first three-piece suit, first lawsuit...”

“Time is the best teacher, but unfortunately, it kills all of its students.”

“I like my wine like my women - ready to pass out.”

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

“Ah yes, divorce, from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man’s genitals through his wallet.”

“Ah, yes, divorce...  from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man’s genitals through his wallet.”

“Gentiles are people who eat mayonnaise for no reason.”

“I’m sorry, if you were right, I’d agree with you.”

“If it’s the Psychic Network why do they need a phone number?”

“Most of our imports come from other countries.”

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

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

“Reality: What a concept!”

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

“The Second Amendment says we have the right to bear arms, not to bear artillery.”

“We had gay burglars the other night.  They broke in and rearranged the furniture.”

“We’ve had cloning in the South for years.  It’s called cousins.”

“What’s right is what’s left if you do everything else wrong.”

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

“Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?”

Robin Williams has appeared in the following films:
Popeye (1980)
The World According to Garp (1982)
The Survivors (1983)
Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
The Best of Times (1986)
Club Paradise (1986)
Seize the Day (1986)
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Portrait of a White Marriage (1988)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Cadillac Man (1990)
Awakenings (1990)
Dead Again (1991)
Shakes the Clown (1991)
The Fisher King (1991)
Hook (1991)
FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
From Time to Time (1992)
Aladdin (1992)
Toys (1992)
Being Human (1993)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Nine Months (1995)
To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)
Jumanji (1995)
The Birdcage (1996)
Jack (1996)
The Secret Agent (1996)
Hamlet (1996)
Fathers’ Day (1997)
Deconstructing Harry (1997)
Flubber (1997)
Good Will Hunting (1997)
What Dreams May Come (1998)
Patch Adams (1998)
Jakob the Liar (1999)
Bicentennial Man (1999)
Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)
One Hour Photo (2002)
Death to Smoochy (2002)
Insomnia (2002)
The Final Cut (2004)
House of D (2004)
Noel (2004)
Robots (2005)
The Big White (2005)
The Night Listener (2006)
RV (2006)
Everyone’s Hero (2006)
Man of the Year (2006)
Happy Feet (2006)
Night at the Museum (2006)
License to Wed (2007)
August Rush (2007)
World’s Greatest Dad (2009)
Shrink (2009)
Old Dogs (2009)
Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
The Prince of Providence (2009)
The Krazees (2009)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
Happy Feet Two (2011)