Robin Williams

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.

I loved running, but all of a sudden everything hurt so much. I started cycling when Zelda was born.

No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.

You have this idea that you'd better keep working otherwise people will forget. And that was dangerous.

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

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

In America they really do mythologise people when they die.

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.

I'm much more open to being a supporting actor right now. At the age of 60, I'll be second fiddle. Fine. I'm happy to do it.

We have a president for whom English is a second language. He's like 'We have to get rid of dictators,' but he's pretty much one himself.

The Second Amendment says we have the right to bear arms, not to bear artillery.

I'm sorry, if you were right, I'd agree with you.

Even mistakes can be wonderful.

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

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.

When I'm riding my bicycle I feel like a Buddhist who is happy just to enjoy his mundane existence

You’ve got to be crazy! It’s too late to be sane, too late. You’ve got to go full tilt bozo... ‘Cause you’re only given a little spark of madness... and if you lose that, you’re nothing

I love to ride my bike, which is great aerobics, but also just a great time for me to think, so it's like this terrific double bill.

After my training wheels, my first real bike was a Schwinn, and my first time out, I rode down a hill, didn’t know how to stop, and ran right into a tree. So, that was a nice experience ... like realizing, oh, there are brakes!

There are no rules. Just follow your heart.

The idea of being a character who is kind of isolated, I can relate to that.