Robin Williams Quotes - Page 7

I had my back waxed once by two women... and at one point they said, Do you mind if we take a break?

Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party!'

You'll notice that Nancy Reagan never drinks water when Ronnie speaks.

My children give me a great sense of wonder. Just to see them develop into these extraordinary human beings.

My favorite is when you go to Afghanistan and you meet the special forces guys, and they look like these heavily armed surfers. These guys are the best. You see guys dressed as full Afghans, but then wearing a Yankees hat.

You might say he was one taco short of a combination platter.

The entire world will be in nuclear war, and only the Swiss will be going, 'what's that noise?'

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

I was once walking in an airport and a woman came up to me and said, 'Be zany!'. That'd be like walking up to Baryshikov and going, 'Plie! Just do a plie! Do it! Do a releve right now! Lift my wife!'

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

My mother's idea of natural childbirth was giving birth without makeup. She was hyper-positive - the world is a wonderful place, rainbows and unicorns. If you said anything contrary to her, you were basically exiled.

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

The idea of having a steady job is appealing.

I'm an Episcopal, which is Catholic Lite. It's like same religion, half the guilt.

There was an old, crazy dude who used to live a long time ago. His name was Lord Buckley. And he said, a long time ago, he said, 'People--they'r e kinda like flowers, and it's been a privilege walking in your garden.' My love goes with you.

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.

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

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

I basically started performing for my mother, going, 'Love me!' What drives you to perform is the need for that primal connection. When I was little, my mother was funny with me, and I started to be charming and funny for her, and I learned that by being entertaining, you make a connection with another person.

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

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

We were romantics. We didn't just read poetry. We let it drip from our tongues like honey. Spirits soared. Women swooned, and gods were created, gentlemen. Not a bad way to spend an evening, eh?

Make your life spectacular, I know I did.

I used food to make myself feel better, but I felt worse when I ate.

You can start any 'Monty Python' routine and people finish it for you. Everyone knows it like shorthand.