Robin Williams

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

The bad thing about being a famous comedian is that every now and then someone approaches me to tell an old joke. Don't tell me jokes - I have that. People also say the weirdest things, sometimes sarcastic things, and even evil things. They like to provoke to get a reaction.

I like my wine like my women - ready to pass out.

Being in the same room with people and creating something together is a good thing.

I love kids, but they are a tough audience.

I do believe in love; it's wonderful - especially love third time around, it's even more precious; it's kind of amazing.

The Russians love Brooke Shields because her eyebrows remind them of Leonid Brezhnev.

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

I was only a leading man for a minute; now I'm a character actor.

From the point of view of being in the public radar, comedians have less problems than other actors. Action movie stars like Stallone or Schwarzenegger usually attract the more aggressive fans.

Tweets? That stuff kills conversation. And people taking pictures with their phone or recording you, sometimes surreptitiously, is creepy. They come up and just start talking to you, and you can see the red light on their phone.

People say satire is dead. It's not dead; it's alive and living in the White House.