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Robin Williams
robert angel:
My son called me a few moments after the news was released that Robin Williams had died, apparently of a suicide. He was bummed out and so was I, but both of us, enjoying his comedic brilliance, as well as some of his serious and semi serious film acting, weren't surprised--we knew the guy had issues that all the acclaim and money--things even a loving, supportive family couldn't make go away--eventually caught up with him. RIP.
Anyway, he said some things that I thought were pretty on target for the folk's here and here they are:
"See, the problem is that God gives men a brain and a penis, and only enough blood to run one at a time."
"A woman would never make a nuclear bomb. They would never make a weapon that kills. They’d make a weapon that makes you feel bad for a while."
"You could talk about same-sex marriage, but people who have been married say ‘It’s the same sex all the time.'"
"Ah, yes, divorce... from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man's genitals through his wallet."
"You know, you get that tattoo of barbed wire when you’re 18, but by the time you’re 80, it’s a picket fence"
"Death is nature's way of saying, "Your table is ready"'
"You're only given one little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it."
InnocentVixen:
I was so sad too :(
I must have watched every single movie he made, W just told me he did some stand up comedy which I never knew... and that he curses! it's hard to imagine that sweet funny man cursing, probably makes it even funnier.
descanse en paz.
Gato4Astrid:
:( RIP Robin, Mrs Doubtfire
robert angel:
--- Quote from: InnocentVixen on August 12, 2014, 10:07:11 PM ---I was so sad too :(
I must have watched every single movie he made, W just told me he did some stand up comedy which I never knew... and that he curses! it's hard to imagine that sweet funny man cursing, probably makes it even funnier.
descanse en paz.
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Yes, His stand up comedy was what catapulted him into TV and then movie stardom. He was soooo quick to respond with hilarious lines to live audiences. He made three monster hit HBO shows doing just stand up--a one man show---but he played dozens of characters in them. I bet some of his stand up shows are on-line. He was the master of improvisation.
Sort of sad to watch about now, but perhaps William's greatest influence and mentor. the late Jonathan Winters, is worth looking for clips of--Winters was also an incredibly talented comedian!
Ray:
Frankly, I'm sick and tired of the non-stop moronic media coverage since his death. I wish they would just STFU and give it a rest!
ABC News even had a stupid helicopter hovering over his family's home. What the F#&@ for?
And other morons are harassing his daughter on Twitter? Screw them and screw twitter!!
Sorry, but I just can't get excited or sympathetic whenever another Hollyweird star kills himself/herself...
RIP...
Ray
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