Robin Williams

Cocaine is God’s way of telling you you are making too much money.

A woman would never make a nuclear bomb. They would never make a weapon that kills, no, no. They’d make a weapon that makes you feel bad for a while. About comic lines written by Mark Shaiman being removed for innuendo (i.e. Chip ‘n Dale are both strippers”) the week before for his presenting of Best Animated Film at the 77th Academy Awards: “For a while you get mad, then you get over it. They’re afraid of saying Olive Oyl is anorexic. It tells you about the state of humor. It’s strange to think: how afraid are you? We thought that they got the irony of it. I guess not.”

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

Ballet: Men wearing pants so tight that you can tell what religion they are.

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

You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it.

I have three other siblings, so it’s all very equal – even when I get a little cocky, which I usually do. My brother keeps me in a headlock. He says that I’m not a celebrity in this house.

The Troubadour was the only place where you could go and showcase for record companies. If you were lucky you might get to sing three or four songs that night.

[On asserting herself] They want people they can push around. I was the girl who was always asking, “Why? Yeah, I know you want me to do that – but why?” I always thought people wanted to hear my opinions. (Grins) But I gave them anyway. It’s just blind self-confidence. I get like a little terrier about things. My mother says I should have been an attorney.

Welcome to the MTV Movie Awards I am a bit surprised they asked me to host… and so was MTV. They thought I was Adele.

At least when the race starts, he’ll know where they’re all at because they’ll all be in front of him.

I think London’s sexy because it’s so full of eccentrics.

I like work. If it’s not hard enough, I try to make it harder. I like the process of being daunted by it, tackling it, and knowing I can do it.

I’ve got to the point now where I can poke some fun at my old image and really enjoy letting go when a juicy role comes along.

Some people misconstrue our band just to be a commercial venture.

I know being on a major label is meant to be antiquated, but we’re fine with it.

What is really important for a woman, you know, even more than being beautiful or intelligent, is to be entertaining.

Growing up is not being so dead-set on making everybody happy.

I don’t normally do shoots in bikinis – I’m just not that kind of girl. But for ‘Maxim’ I was like, ‘Bring it on!’ I wanted to wear the higher heels and the skimpier bathing suit. I figured I’d go for it!

With the war and everything that’s going on, unless you’re Susan Sarandon, the best route is to keep your mouth shut. For me it is, anyway!

Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole.