I don't practice anything. I spend time looking over ideas and then just get out and do it.
Robin WilliamsThey're talking about partial nuclear disarmament, which is also like talking about partial circumcision - you either go all the way or forget it.
Robin WilliamsI 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!'
Robin WilliamsMy childhood was lonely. Both my parents were away a lot, working, and the maid basically raised me. And I think that's where a lot of my comedy comes from. Not only was the maid very funny and witty, but when my mother came home I'd use humour to try and get her attention. If I made mommy laugh, then maybe everything would be all right. I think that's where it [my comedy] all started.
Robin Williams