Quotes from Robin Williams

But only in their dreams can men be truly free. It was always thus and always thus will be.

Sometimes you have to make a movie to make money.

Cocaine is God's way of saying you're making too much money.

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

Don't mess with me, man, I'm a lawyer!

No man is an island; but some are peninsulas.

Self-reliance is the key to a vigorous life. A man must look inward to find his own answers.

We had gay burglars the other night. They broke in and rearranged the furniture.

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

Women! Can't live with 'em, can't live with 'em!

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?

Women are incredibly intuitive. If anybody on the planet is going to evolve to the next level, that telekinetic thing, women will.

Men may have wars, but women have their period. Men go off and kill each other, but women say nasty things, which is even better.

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

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.

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

It's hard when you read an article saying bad things about you. It is as if someone is sticking a knife on your heart. But I am the harshest critic of my work.

I think it's great when stories are dark and strange and weirdly personal.

Time is the best teacher, but unfortunately, it kills all of its students.

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

Being alone onstage is like legalized insanity.

Women are wonderful. They're amazing creatures. You can never learn enough! They're addicting in the most amazing sense.

I prefer to be handcuffed at home. The idea of voice work to me is great fun, especially when it's a chance to do two different voices.

I only ever play Vegas one night at a time. It's a hideous, gaudy place; it may not be the end of the world per se, but you can certainly see it from there.