Robin Williams

I'm not a serious person. I'm a funny person.

You're only as good as your last joke. And sometimes, your last joke is a really bad one.

I just want to leave a good mark. I want to make people happy.

The only thing I ever learned in school was that if you want to be popular, you have to be funny.

I'm a big believer in the fact that if you're going to do something, do it with passion.

Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength.

I'm not a method actor. I'm a 'what do I do now?' actor.

Comedy is all about timing. And sometimes, the timing is terrible.

I don't know how I'm going to do it, but I'm going to make people laugh.

God gave man a penis and a brain, but not enough blood to send to both at the same time.

Why do they call it a 'walk' when you're running?

I'm a big fan of physical comedy. I think it's timeless.

You can't have everything. Where would you put it?

I'm a big believer in the fact that if you're going to fail, fail spectacularly.

We had a great time, didn't we? It's time to go now.

My battles with addiction definitely shaped how I am now. They really made me deeply appreciate human contact. And the value of friends and family, how precious that is.

It's that idea that you can have one drink - and no you can't.

Cocaine for me was a place to hide. Most people get hyper on coke. It slowed me down. Sometimes it made me paranoid and impotent, but mostly it just made me withdrawn.

It's just literally being afraid. And you think, oh, [the alcohol] will ease the fear. And it doesn't.

For that first week you lie to yourself, and tell yourself you can stop, and then your body kicks back and says, no, stop later. And then it took about three years, and finally you do stop.