Inspirational Quotes

Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.

Robin Williams Quotes

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Education Skills Versatility 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.

Education Family Pride Learning Success I don't have a college degree, and my father didn't have a college degree, so when my son, Zachary, graduated from college, I said, 'My boy's got learnin'!'

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

Family Connections Hierarchy Identity Perception Royalty When you look at Prince Charles, don't you think that someone in the Royal family knew someone in the Royal family?

Comedy Optimism Comedy is acting out optimism.

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

Comedy Cultural Impact Fame Iconicity You can start any 'Monty Python' routine and people finish it for you. Everyone knows it like shorthand.

Addiction Nostalgia Video Games I bought one of the first Nintendo systems and brought that home, and we were playing 'Legend of Zelda' at the time, and it was addicting, and I was playing it for hours and hours and hours.

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

Credibility Ethics Leadership Having George W. Bush giving a lecture on business ethics is like having a leper give you a facial, it just doesn't work!

Belonging Loneliness Relationship I used to think that the worst thing in life was to end up alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel alone.

Acting Recognition Talent Writing I knew Matt Damon and Ben Affleck were really talented. As actors, they were both studly young men, and they had great writers' chops.

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

Celebrity Fame Fan Behavior From the point of view of being in the public radar, comedians have less problems than other actors. Action movie stars like Stallone or Schwarzenegger usually attract the more aggressive fans.

Balance Identity Perspective Canada is like a loft apartment over a really great party.

Authenticity Emotional Spectrum Mental Health Resilience Self-awareness Do I perform sometimes in a manic style? Yes. Am I manic all the time? No. Do I get sad? Oh yeah. Does it hit me hard? Oh yeah.

Coping Drugs Perspective Reality Reality is just a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs.

Career Choices Collaboration New Experiences With film roles, it just has to be a character either I haven't done before, or a role with somebody really interesting or with an interesting person or group of people.

Humor Resilience Self-Perception 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.

Assurance Fulfillment Reliability Security Stability The idea of having a steady job is appealing.

Creativity Freedom Improvisation Risk Success The improv, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but when it does, it's like open-field running.

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

Discovery History Innovation Look at the walls of Pompeii. That's what got the internet started.

Family I've had a lot of people tell me they watched 'Old Dogs' with their kids and had a good time.

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

Authenticity Creativity Individuality Uniqueness You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.

Culture Family Humor Identity We've had cloning in the South for years. It's called cousins.

Admiration Appreciation Talent One of my favourite actors of all time, although he doesn't necessarily play villains, is Peter Lorre.

Humor Politics Satire People say satire is dead. It's not dead; it's alive and living in the White House.

Stage Presence I started doing comedy because that was the only stage that I could find. It was the pure idea of being on stage. That was the only thing that interested me, along with learning the craft and working, and just being in productions with people.