R.I.P Robin Williams

Barely There wrote: »

Sad news, but not a great actor imo and his stand-up stopped being funny a few decades ago.

Propensity for all his roles to descend into mawkish sentimentality.

Thank you Judge Judy!:rolleyes:

realies wrote: »

RIP,
For a strange reason I can't see him being depressed, very sad.

i think that can often be the case with depression sadly, i know when i was in that situation, i covered it up as best i could, badly in my case thankfully for me otherwise i wouldn't be here posting and bothering you all now, but obviously he was better at covering his real feelings which in some ways makes this sadder than it already is,


if his death does anything it should make us all stop for a moment, look around us and maybe ask people we know and love how they are and really listen to them,

and if you yourself are feeling down, don't just talk, but talk to someone who can help you, and keep talking until you find the person that does. don't ever quit,take it from someone who's been there, life can always turn around and surprise you in the most amazing ways.

This is a great speech from the 2005 Golden Globes.

“I also want to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press for acknowledging comedy. Jim [Carrey] you know this. Normally, they look at comedians as, like, very special people... And you allow us to be in the room with the adults. You nominate us. You even have a category for us: comedy... and dancing! There's a lot of dancers that could've been up here tonight but they didn't make it!”

Touching tribute to Christopher Reeve at the end, too.

ringadingding wrote: »

Of all the people you'd least expect to be depressed !

Nanu nanu

I heard someone on radio say the same thing - "never knew he was suffering from depression."

But he was clearly very manic at times - even for a larger than life comic. It was obvious (imho) that he would have had corresponding low periods.

Loved The Birdcage, The World According to Garp, Dead Poets Society.

RIP

Loved him in good will hunting. It's my go to movie for curling up on the couch with a duvet.

RIP Robin. Gonna be humming that Mork and Mindy song all day now. :-(

Shenshen wrote: »

I'm amazed actually that so many people here remember him so fondly, I always kind of felt as if he wasn't all that well-known.

Really? I'm not sure how you could have thought that. I can't think of a single person who wouldn't know him, and that includes my primary school aged children. They love the Night at the Museum movies, but have also seen Jumanji, Hook and Mrs. Doubtfire as they are all screened fairly regularly on TV.