I thought his work in a lesser-known film, "One Hour Photo," was outstanding. A good, not great, movie overall, but I "bought" his character pretty completely.
I thought his work in a lesser-known film, "One Hour Photo," was outstanding. A good, not great, movie overall, but I "bought" his character pretty completely.
lease wrote:
I thought his work in a lesser-known film, "One Hour Photo," was outstanding. A good, not great, movie overall, but I "bought" his character pretty completely.
Completely agree. He was creepy. Also, he was really sinister in "Insomnia" with Al Pacino.
lease wrote:
I thought his work in a lesser-known film, "One Hour Photo," was outstanding. A good, not great, movie overall, but I "bought" his character pretty completely.
I agree. That was him motivated as an actor and he nailed it in that role.
Imagine Adam Sandler doing a role like that.
Tyrannosaurus Rexing wrote:
Look, of course I understand depression is an illness, and of course I sympathize with him, but people make mistakes all the time. Suicide is often a spur of the moment decision. Many who survive never try again.
Good point.
Don't make spur of the moment decisions, especially when they are negative.
Hang on, and there is always tomorrow.
Brent Pismo wrote:
Stayed on medication to treat his depression.
Then suicide, the same as with many on those drugs.
The drugs are NOT the answer to sanity.
He was great, long-time friends with Christopher Reeve from their days at Juilliard. The story of him going into Reeves' hospital room shortly after his accident disguised as a Russian proctologist is both hysterical and heartwarming. Reeve said Williams making him laugh at what was the worst moment of his life gave him hope to go on.
He seems to have been a talented, giving and caring human being. What a loss.
Brent Pismo wrote:
Robin Williams could probably have retired from the public life 10 years ago. Stayed on medication to treat his depression. And live comfortably the rest of his life.
He would have liked to, but his first two divorces cleaned him out and he had to go back to work to pay for the third (likely).
I wonder how much of his depression derived from the downfall of Lance Armstrong? I believe they were good friends.
DPL wrote:
I wonder how much of his depression derived from the downfall of Lance Armstrong? I believe they were good friends.
Oh please
Dunno dawgs, Robin Williams - f'ing unfunny. Oh well, RIP.
Here is a picture of him from his High School track days
https://twitter.com/rungarycohenrun/status/499032236784910337/photo/1
GREAT catch on that Williams HS track photo.
Can you imagine the double bill now with Winters and Williams? If you saw the tributes and comments from Robin after Jonathan's passing, you saw a devastated man mourning the loss of his mentor and great friend.
Such an incredible actor, in drama and comedy, and person. He probably had extreme highs and extreme lows. Depression can be such an imprisoning downward spiral and is no respecter of persons.
RIP. His light was bright and inspiring, but his 63 years were still too short.
RIP.
Brent Pismo wrote:
He gave a lot to charity and never focused on dark, negative comedy like other comedians (George Carlin, Rodney Dangerfield, Greg Girraldo, Bill Hicks, Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce). You knew those guys were unbalanced and depressed.
How did you conclude that Carlin and Dangerfield were "dark and negative"?
J.R. wrote:
Tyrannosaurus Rexing wrote:Look, of course I understand depression is an illness, and of course I sympathize with him, but people make mistakes all the time. Suicide is often a spur of the moment decision. Many who survive never try again.
Good point.
Don't make spur of the moment decisions, especially when they are negative.
Hang on, and there is always tomorrow.
Good advice in general, but I'm afraid that this was something other than just an impulsive act. To pretend that depressed people who unfortunately complete the act of suicide don't agonize, often for many years, about the finality of what they are contemplating every damned day is short-sighted.
Anyway, I prefer to focus on the amazing gift to humankind Robin Williams truly was. We had him for sixty-three years and were lucky for this.
Rest in piece Robin Williams.
Thinking about all the good people at Hazelden.
Very sad. As others have said, for such a crazy funny talent, he nailed those dramatic roles. I thought he was great in What Dreams May Come. His guest appearances on the late night talk shows are legendary. He took the show over.
Sad that anyone kills himself.
He threw a thousands things at you per minute and not one of them was actually funny. From the Jonathan Winters, Jim Carrey, Dane Cook school of manic and unfunny
[quote]Brent Pismo wrote:
He never focused on dark, negative comedy like other comedians (George Carlin, Rodney Dangerfield, Greg Girraldo, Bill Hicks, Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce).
You mean he was not funny and did not speak the truth as those guys did (although Bruce was also not funny)