That interview with James Lipton was the most wonderful, amazing interview I've ever seen. It was absolutely hysterical much of the time, but it was also incredibly fascinating and moving. I've never been more captivated or so thoroughly entertained watching an interview than I was watching that interview.
I REMEMBER WATCHING INSIDE THE ACTOR STUDIO WITH ROBIN WILLIAMS. I LAUGHED SO HARD I CRIED. ONLY 2 COMICS DID MADE ME CRY OUT OF LAUGHTER. ROBIN WILLIAMS AND GEORGE LOPEZ. I STILL REMEMBER MY 1st ROBIN WILLIAMS FILM. FLUBBER, I WAS 14 :(
His work was done, he pulled the plug. In my lifetime, I have not experienced a more honest human being. He shared much with us, but not his pain. As I did when Carlin died, I will review Robin's lesson plan in detail.
I abhor all the negativity that people want to post on Robin's Williams life being gone now. Just have respect please. He was truly loved and will be truly and greatly missed.....RIP Robin....
"People who matter don't judge; people who judge don't matter. " Robin Williams mattered to millions of people. The truly unhappy people are the ones who judge others in order to try to feel better about themselves. They are the bullies. Even their own families might not miss them. Robin lives forever -- as long as each of us who enjoyed his comedy and his serious side keep him in our thoughts and hearts.
Robin Williams was a selfless beautiful soul.. Laughter is the best medicine, and he delivered a potent dose to so many.. Wish you applied that same logic to your own life. God is going to have a comedy riot on his hands, ENJOY!.. We will miss you and love you dearly!!! RIP Robin
Farewell Robin, thanks to comedians like you a sad little boy made it to adulthood. I learned to be myself regardless of how people view me. Your comedy brought me up and inspired me. Religious individuals, take your own advice and leave the judgment to your 'God'. I would however like to ask how speaking ill of Robins suicide here falls in line with your teachings, given that even Jesus didn't force his views? Compassion is what is needed here.
I really love how the "christians" come out and are the first to judge here so thanks for your comment. Fact is suicide is mentioned 7 times in the bible and all are simply instances of it happening, never is their a judgement placed upon it or a message deeming it sin, just an account of the occurrence. Where do these judgemental religious people get their stones from they cast upon others when they are blind?
This is so sad! I do find it very interesting that so many celebrities called him "FRIEND" but no one knew that he was so "SAD" My tears are for his loving children. They were lucky they had such a unique and special father.
Oriol Bertran Mazon I had my own past with depression, for me it was trying to rationalize my own suicide like saving a burden towards my family, how people would eventually forget etc. I'm sure everyone has had a state of severe depression, I think everyone can at least understand what he was going through.
His friends and family knew that he was battling demons. Plus, he was quite open and honest with his fans about his addictions. When someone wants to commit suicide there is little to nothing that anyone can do to stop the person. "If love could have saved you, you would live forever!" [that saying is so true even if paraphrased.]
Laughter is the best medicine and we as a people have lost the best comedian ever. I don't believe there will ever be another comedian like him. To question, speculate or even comment on how and why he is gone is nobody's business. All I can say to that is you have to "Walk a mile in his shoes" and then you may have an idea of what it's like to feel what he felt and do what he did. . My condolences to his family. RIP
TheGrandOptimist95 I'd trade Justin beibers life for Robin Williams ANY DAY.... it goes without saying.. lol idc what you think about me Im entitled to freedom of speech.. I'm guessing you're a Belieber?
I agree with Zero-I would like it to have been any other "celebrity". That said, depression is a real illness. No one should use a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Who has given more to entertainment? Ms Beiber or the great Mr Williams?
The host in this show is Lipton?! Everyone in show biz knew Robin's brilliance, perhaps you are not yet aware of it? His peers had huge amounts of respect for him.
Of course, now we know (even though is has been more or less ignored) that depression was most likely NOT what did Robin in. It was the fact that he had DEMENTIA. It wasn't the "depression". It wasn't the "Parkinsons". Even if he had not been given an official diagnosis, he had to have been experiencing the symptoms, and just could not talk about it publicly. In addition, Lewy Body Dementia can cause confusion, delusions, and even hallucinations. And finally, there is the fact, which has only BARELY been discussed, is that, not long before his death, he had been prescribed medications which could worsen the dementia. When are we going to wake up to the truth about today's psychoactive pharmaceuticals?
Thank you. Still people seem to think it was depression. I met this beautiful man once in the early 80's when he came into the store I was working. Very nice man. Beautiful blue eyes.
@@MissAstorDancer Oh it was. I did not ask him to perform because I wouldn't want someone doing that to me. But while I rang up his purchase, he started to make silly noises and voices and tell jokes anyway. So my coworkers gathered around. Just about maybe 6 -7 people total in the store. Private performance. Not sure why he felt compelled to do that. Did he want me to smile? Was he used to women throwing themselves at him? Not sure. I kind of wish I'd told him he was good enough just the way he was. I liked him fine without performing. I was told that he came back in a couple of weeks later but I wasn't working that day. We didn't have what he wanted the first time so I'm not sure why he came back. It would have been great to get to know him a little more.Maybe I'll ask him on the other side. But a lot of weird coincidences came after that. I watched one of his movies on my wedding night. And he died on my wedding anniversary while I was going through a divorce. One of his kids is same name as one of mine, and that name was one of my coworkers at that time, unrelated to my kid. I just thought the person was really nice and really smart and liked the name. My other kid born same year one of his movies came out and a main character in the movie is same name as that child. Other names and dates....Just so strange.
we haven't been robbed. Robin was robbed. we selfishly dry geniuses to the point where they have to look for 'magic drugs' to refill that void we as a selfish society creates. We take and take. We spare real feelings instead of dealing with them face to face, hand in hand.
I remember that night well. I'm irish so it was around 1am when just before going to sleep I thought I would flick over my Facebook page and saw an American friend shared the announcement of his death. I thought jesus this is another celebrity death hoax. I went and googled his name. Saw it wasn't. My heart broke. I stayed up the rest of the night watching the tributes coming in. My heart goes to Mr Williams family. It's so hard to grieve in the public eye. Rest in peace Mr Williams. Thanks for the laughter.
I did not find out right away because I'd stopped watching TV 10 years ago. DIdn't now Fukushima happened, didn't know Trump was running for president. Missed alot. I found out months later. Robin is the only celebrity I ever met so it hit hard. But when I found out he died on my wedding anniversary, and then remembered I watched a Robin williams movie on my wedding night, and there were so many other coincidences, it just hurt even more
Humor is the ability to give away some of your sanity in order to help others keep theirs. It is the miracle of producing water out of stone; it's healing the snakes bite with its image. It is the only honorable lie there is; it is the only undeniable truth. You will be missed mr. Williams.
Marny5580 I don't think he got to visit Israel. I think he had a soft spot for jewish people, however. Steven Spielberg said that, while filming Schindler's List, he would get so depressed that he had to call Robin Williams every once in a while so he could laugh a bit. This was one of the things that made Williams so great, his humar was a calling of sort. In jewish tradition there is a tale of a rabbi who asked Elijah to tell him who will be his "neighbor" in heaven. Elijah pointed to a man, who tells the rabbi that he is a comedian, and he uses jokes to bring peoeple together and cheer them up. Robin William was that type of comedian.
@@MrElirazBlau The world certainly needs that right now. He was an honorary Jew, Black, Transvestite, Gay, Alien, Asian, Native American, and so many more.
This is a very good video by James Lipton on Robin Williams. The expressions, sentiments are all encompassing.with meaning and compassion for a very special person. We have to accept that he had difficult health problems which weighed upon him and made it difficult to go on. He gave so much in the time he was here for which we have to say THANK YOU.. May his soul find eternal divine happiness, rest and peace
You have been there, directly or indirectly, for tens of millions of people for years. Please forgive us for not being there for you. I love you and miss you.
I too struggle with depression, some days are really hard. You just get into a funk that is so hard to get out of. When I want to cry, I want to cry. When I want to laugh I want to laugh.I didn't like that the drugs stopped me from doing so. Excercise has helped me so much more then any script
His oldest son Zack has come out with a company and product line, PYM (Prime Your Mind) its some kind of chewable that provides nutrients that are good for the brain and anxiety and Zack struggles with his own depression. Even though we now know that Robin had Lewy Body Dementia, maybe it will help.
I've heard that the Robin Williams Actors Studio interview ran for five hours, they had to whittle down the broadcast version to two. I wish they'd release the full five hours.
God knows everything, his pain, the root sorrow that drove him. I hope he can relax and be himself now. I only met him once early on, very nice man one on one. But my coworkers were there and Robin seemed compelled to start performing. He didn't need to, he was good enough and I liked him without that. I should have told him that "You're good enough just the way you are" Now he's with his mother, John Belushi, Christopher Reeves, Jonathan Winters his mentor and so many others
He sounded like a very special person, one that went out of his way. Kind, gentle, generous.....I just don't think that all the so called friends have the same personality traits that Robins Williams had. I wound hope that a friend wound notice when someone like Robin was hurting. It had to be very hard to be "ON" all the the time.
His friends and wife and children all knew - and knew he was going for help and probably thought it was helping. Even with the help he sought willingly, he obviously couldn't fight anymore - waited until his wife went to bed. I would say that even if every fan wrote to him, it wouldn't have stopped him. He was the only person who faced his demons. Maybe he beat them. I'm going to believe he did. My husband is probably sitting in the front row and laughing with Robin's amazing humor. My guy had cancer he battled for as long as he could.
Because I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me; The carriage held but just ourselves And Immortality. Robin Williams was a shooting star and like all shooting stars they are bright, fast bold and very extraordinary and unstoppable in the way that no matter how long they are in sight they are never here long enough. Will miss you so much am praying for your family and you
Why would I be interesting in what Mr. Lipton has to say about the late Robin Williams? He only interviewed him once. I'm aware that it was the famous interview with the highest ratings any "Inside the Actors Studio" episode had ever had, but they weren't friends, not even close colleagues! Lipton's interviews usually consist of the questions like "How was it like to work with her?", "How does it feel to be directed by him?", etc. No wonder this one was so high-rated and considered the best ever by the host himself. And I say this with all due respect to Mr. Lipton and his years of 'service'. But I truly am annoyed by all those people who run in front of the cameras every time somebody famous dies and call themselves their friends, talking about their loss and the world's loss... Where were you when your 'friend' was hurting and suffering so badly? It can't be hidden so well ALL the time, surely not the amount of pain which would make them end it all. I find that postmortem 'friend calling' rather disrespectful. The only three people that I've heard Mr. Williams called his friends were Christopher Reeve, Jack Nicholson and Billy Crystal, nobody else. And just because he was a comedian -friendly, loveable and warm-hearted- doesn't give you the right to adress him by his first name in the media now that he's dead. I hope my English was understandable, 'cause it's not my native language. Peace!
oh me too. I met him in the early 80's we didn't have what he was looking for in our store, but he came back 2 weeks later anyway. I wasn't working that day so I am not sure why he came back. I'm dying to know. I want to see my parents again too, a guy I dated and truly loved in college, love of my life. I shouldn't have let him get away. Old friends gone too soon...
Billy Connolly - someone mentioned here that the 2 comics who made him laugh were Robin Williams and Billy Connolly. Just to let you know: Billy Connolly was diagnosed with Parkinson's back in 2013.
Robin went to Scotland to visit Billy every year for his birthday. Sad that Billy has Parkinson's too. I haven't heard anything lately. Is he still around? I think the world would have preferred to know Robin wasn't doing well, and be supportive of him like we were with Patrick Swayze, it would have been less of a shock. And maybe it would have let Robin know how much he was loved.
The God I pray to is an Eternity of love, kindness & compassion - Not hate or spite. Robin was in a state of Extreme depression and parkinson's which alters brain chemistry to make you more depressed, To Assume that God is unaware of this means you think god is stupid. Also Why assume that God is powerless to stop any suffering that Robin might be going through now, God is all powerful, And those who say with such certainty who is in hell, where is the proof?!? How is it that these people know what happens when we die? why aren't they rich? why aren't they selling dvd's of the afterlife? STOP thinking that you how God treats each soul that passes away! Instead of looking at the manner of ones death,look at how they lived their life! P.S. God is Love - not hate!
He still had a choice to get help and he chose to do suicide. He can only blame himself. When you chose to handle things yourself and do not ask of the Father..then you are doomed to fail in life. Without God you had no life, without God you have no passage to the kingdom, and without his help you lose in the game of life. God is not hate at all. He gives us the choice to choose him for guidance or choose to make your own decisions in life. He knows how survive and wants to help but you got to be humble and let him in. Don't be prideful it will kill anyone. PRIDE...another thing that will crush a human's inter self. Humble yourself and quit being selfish
BBPosition Raise Actually, when you are in that state of severe DEEP depression, you Don't have a choice, You could be that your whole family has died,OR that you just got 45 million dollars, when you on that state of depression both have the same impact, you're numb, and your mind is clouded and altered. if someone with Alzheimer's kills themselves while thinking they are cutting their nails, are they punished? I believe GOD is the Only entity capable of knowing what happens to each soul after it passes over, it's Vain to assume WE know which souls god will forgive or not. Hang on... Isn't vanity on some sort of list somewhere? nah maybe not.
Too say we've been robbed honestly is pretty selfish. We have lost a legend and wonderful person. He made so many people happy and spread so much joy but too say we've been robbed really just makes it selfish and about you.
Maybe as a non-American, I have only just started to see his great value. I really liked him as an actor, especially after 'one hour photo" (but also MANY of his other films), but via CZcams I keep on seeing more about/of this amazing man, and realizing how big this loss is. The world will always be divided between people who will feel with people like Robin, the pain he must have suffered, so much, to end his own life, and those who will just condemn him and his suicide, no matter what. To me, it is the clash between good and evil.
Ok first of all, the men that wrote the bible did not "create God". They wrote the bible based on experiences that they had with Jesus Christ and what he taught them. If you commit suicide there is a good chance hell is your destination because the bible strictly states that harming yourself is as bad as killing your neighbor. It's a mortal sin. However, the moment you perish is the moment God judges you. That is when you decide whether you love God or not. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't act accordingly while you are alive. Anyway, going to hell strictly depends on how you are as a person and if you acted according to God or not. And those of you guys saying that us Catholics can't make these so called by you "inappropriate" comments, have you ever heard of the 1rst amendment? You should check it out.
Do you have any vices? Do you eat McDonald's? Do you drink Coke/Pepsi/Red Bull/ Rockstar/etc.? Indulging in those (and many other similar vices) are a form of slow suicide. Indulging in those are, therefore, mortal sins. Put your stones away. They are not useful to your life.
If the men that wrote the bible did not create god then ask yourself where did all the other 3000 gods and goddesses people have worshipped over the centuries come from? Find the list and the beliefs on www.godchecker.com As for the book you quote from, here is some information you should check out about it`s creators. testament.www.bibliotecapleyades.net/biblianazar/esp_biblianazar_40.htm
Max Salazar -- The oral Torah was around long before Jesus was born. He also believed in what he was taught because he was a Jew and studied Torah as a Jew and died because he was a Jew. It was long after Jesus died by the ignorance of yet more Jew haters that the Jews who wanted to believe that Jesus was god that they wrote the New Testament - and then let the killings begin of Jews who refused to convert! Oh, pagans, too, got in on that Christian 'love' ... There was no Christian bible during the life of Jesus, who would never have followed that anyway!
Jen Susan Exactly Jen. Why can`t the feeble minded just say "I don`t know how the universe was created" ,as we do and wonder. than believe some fairy tale created and written by ignorant goat herders 3500 years ago. Mythology is fine , which is what it is, but to put it into historical context and insist it is true is infantile.
I just wish the world would get educated about depression. A commenter said why would he be depressed? That is so ignorant...that's like saying why does that person choose to get cancer. Dammnit it's not a choice! Depression is a horrible mental disease where the sufferer is incapable of experiencing happiness or joy no matter what! No matter how much money or whatever they have. There is very little effective treatment for depression. The person just goes on feeling the torture until they
we always like to share our happiness as it puts us in the limelight but we find it hard to share inner loneliness as we are castigated for it and humiliated so we store it, Robin couldn't keep it going, he lost the will to fight as he felt no one cared enough except for his personal assistant who cared enough to check up on him.
A good man passed... The fact that people are talking about petty life differences and all this trash about god and this and that is honestly disrespectful and pointless no one is changing anothers opinion...so please shut up... People get a life this video isn't titled "Lets talk shit on other people's lives" Please the petty shit is more then annoying so all of you shut up and have some fucking respect shit its not hard. Robin Williams was a good man and no matter if he killed himself or he died from something else is none of your concern the fact is we lost a great man that brought joy to millions of people of all races, genders, and religions and at the sacrifice of his own happiness he went above and beyond all i ask is all of you idiots be respectful.
Somebody will come out in the future about knowing about Robin having problems about his depression and his diagnosis with parkinson's desease....They won't be able to hold the guilt for too long I would think. I think within a year someone is going to say something about it and how they could have helped and tell the world that they are sorry for not saying anything. Someone knew it...there is always someone who knew and never made an attempt to say something. I hope it burns their brain up with the guilt. They need to come forward
Beautiful tribute by the majestic James Lipton! BTW his wife says that he had early Parkinson's, so that must have put extra pressure on him on top of everything else. To all you morons who judge Robin William's actions, may I ask you to look in your own closet first, before trying to clean out other peoples.
I think Robin put his faith in Christ - he investigated that in rehab. If so, death is conquered and Robin lives on in heaven. Those of you who discover God's love will see him again. We are made in God's image - so Robin and all of us reflect God's character in some way. His talent and humor was a gift from God that he shared with the world. I know he's free in heaven and is whole again.
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Well spoken, James. His appearance on your show was phenomenal and was one of my favorite Robin Williams memories.
That interview with James Lipton was the most wonderful, amazing interview I've ever seen. It was absolutely hysterical much of the time, but it was also incredibly fascinating and moving. I've never been more captivated or so thoroughly entertained watching an interview than I was watching that interview.
I am just so grieved over this. Such a generous man who gave so much back with laughter.
Probably the best words about Robin so far. Beautiful. The world is mourning a great loss.
I REMEMBER WATCHING INSIDE THE ACTOR STUDIO WITH ROBIN WILLIAMS. I LAUGHED SO HARD I CRIED. ONLY 2 COMICS DID MADE ME CRY OUT OF LAUGHTER. ROBIN WILLIAMS AND GEORGE LOPEZ. I STILL REMEMBER MY 1st ROBIN WILLIAMS FILM. FLUBBER, I WAS 14 :(
His work was done, he pulled the plug. In my lifetime, I have
not experienced a more honest human being. He shared much
with us, but not his pain. As I did when Carlin died, I will review
Robin's lesson plan in detail.
Likewise Bennie, and well said.
He's a joke thief .... what's "honest" about that
Robin Williams, the world loves you always.
I abhor all the negativity that people want to post on Robin's Williams life being gone now. Just have respect please. He was truly loved and will be truly and greatly missed.....RIP Robin....
"People who matter don't judge; people who judge don't matter. "
Robin Williams mattered to millions of people.
The truly unhappy people are the ones who judge others in order to try to feel better about themselves. They are the bullies. Even their own families might not miss them.
Robin lives forever -- as long as each of us who enjoyed his comedy and his serious side keep him in our thoughts and hearts.
Quite true.....
Marny5580 so true my friend... so true
Robin Williams was a selfless beautiful soul.. Laughter is the best medicine, and he delivered a potent dose to so many.. Wish you applied that same logic to your own life. God is going to have a comedy riot on his hands, ENJOY!.. We will miss you and love you dearly!!!
RIP Robin
Joke thieves are not beautiful
@@HeyGuy4321 proof?
James Lipton is truly a class act.
Farewell Robin, thanks to comedians like you a sad little boy made it to adulthood. I learned to be myself regardless of how people view me. Your comedy brought me up and inspired me. Religious individuals, take your own advice and leave the judgment to your 'God'. I would however like to ask how speaking ill of Robins suicide here falls in line with your teachings, given that even Jesus didn't force his views? Compassion is what is needed here.
Best comment here.
I really love how the "christians" come out and are the first to judge here so thanks for your comment. Fact is suicide is mentioned 7 times in the bible and all are simply instances of it happening, never is their a judgement placed upon it or a message deeming it sin, just an account of the occurrence. Where do these judgemental religious people get their stones from they cast upon others when they are blind?
This is so sad! I do find it very interesting that so many celebrities called him "FRIEND" but no one knew that he was so "SAD" My tears are for his loving children. They were lucky they had such a unique and special father.
Had you asked Robin Williams if he considered these people as friends, what would you have thought he'd say?
iTouchin Depression is something like blindness, you are unaware of the love that surrounds you and you are drowned on your own darkness
Oriol Bertran Mazon I had my own past with depression, for me it was trying to rationalize my own suicide like saving a burden towards my family, how people would eventually forget etc. I'm sure everyone has had a state of severe depression, I think everyone can at least understand what he was going through.
His friends and family knew that he was battling demons. Plus, he was quite open and honest with his fans about his addictions.
When someone wants to commit suicide there is little to nothing that anyone can do to stop the person. "If love could have saved you, you would live forever!"
[that saying is so true even if paraphrased.]
People can be very good at hiding their pain,even from friends.
Laughter is the best medicine and we as a people have lost the best comedian ever. I don't believe there will ever be another comedian like him. To question, speculate or even comment on how and why he is gone is nobody's business. All I can say to that is you have to "Walk a mile in his shoes" and then you may have an idea of what it's like to feel what he felt and do what he did. . My condolences to his family. RIP
Why couldn't it have been Justin Beiber )':
He is wishing Robin Williams to come back to life
MarcLloydZ He's also wanting the death of someone else as a return, still doesn't make him look better.
TheGrandOptimist95 I'd trade Justin beibers life for Robin Williams ANY DAY.... it goes without saying.. lol idc what you think about me Im entitled to freedom of speech.. I'm guessing you're a Belieber?
True:-(
I agree with Zero-I would like it to have been any other "celebrity". That said, depression is a real illness. No one should use a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Who has given more to entertainment? Ms Beiber or the great Mr Williams?
The host needs to let Lipton speak.
The host in this show is Lipton?! Everyone in show biz knew Robin's brilliance, perhaps you are not yet aware of it? His peers had huge amounts of respect for him.
Yeah, she stepped on him a few times; but it was also a limited time chat; to be fair to her. They were also, just a bit out of synch.
Claudia, I don't quite get your point.
Of course, now we know (even though is has been more or less ignored) that depression was most likely NOT what did Robin in. It was the fact that he had DEMENTIA.
It wasn't the "depression".
It wasn't the "Parkinsons".
Even if he had not been given an official diagnosis, he had to have been experiencing the symptoms, and just could not talk about it publicly.
In addition, Lewy Body Dementia can cause confusion, delusions, and even hallucinations.
And finally, there is the fact, which has only BARELY been discussed, is that, not long before his death, he had been prescribed medications which could worsen the dementia.
When are we going to wake up to the truth about today's psychoactive pharmaceuticals?
Thank you. Still people seem to think it was depression. I met this beautiful man once in the early 80's when he came into the store I was working. Very nice man. Beautiful blue eyes.
@@recoveringsoul755 Oh! That must have been a peak experience, meeting Robin!
@@MissAstorDancer Oh it was. I did not ask him to perform because I wouldn't want someone doing that to me. But while I rang up his purchase, he started to make silly noises and voices and tell jokes anyway. So my coworkers gathered around. Just about maybe 6 -7 people total in the store. Private performance. Not sure why he felt compelled to do that. Did he want me to smile? Was he used to women throwing themselves at him? Not sure. I kind of wish I'd told him he was good enough just the way he was. I liked him fine without performing.
I was told that he came back in a couple of weeks later but I wasn't working that day. We didn't have what he wanted the first time so I'm not sure why he came back. It would have been great to get to know him a little more.Maybe I'll ask him on the other side. But a lot of weird coincidences came after that. I watched one of his movies on my wedding night. And he died on my wedding anniversary while I was going through a divorce. One of his kids is same name as one of mine, and that name was one of my coworkers at that time, unrelated to my kid. I just thought the person was really nice and really smart and liked the name. My other kid born same year one of his movies came out and a main character in the movie is same name as that child. Other names and dates....Just so strange.
we haven't been robbed. Robin was robbed. we selfishly dry geniuses to the point where they have to look for 'magic drugs' to refill that void we as a selfish society creates. We take and take. We spare real feelings instead of dealing with them face to face, hand in hand.
You are missing the point. of course, Robin was short-changed in a sense; but that is not the frame of reference, in Lipton's comment.
We will never forget you, Robin Williams!
I remember that night well. I'm irish so it was around 1am when just before going to sleep I thought I would flick over my Facebook page and saw an American friend shared the announcement of his death. I thought jesus this is another celebrity death hoax. I went and googled his name. Saw it wasn't. My heart broke. I stayed up the rest of the night watching the tributes coming in.
My heart goes to Mr Williams family. It's so hard to grieve in the public eye. Rest in peace Mr Williams. Thanks for the laughter.
I did not find out right away because I'd stopped watching TV 10 years ago. DIdn't now Fukushima happened, didn't know Trump was running for president. Missed alot. I found out months later. Robin is the only celebrity I ever met so it hit hard. But when I found out he died on my wedding anniversary, and then remembered I watched a Robin williams movie on my wedding night, and there were so many other coincidences, it just hurt even more
I know Robin has been gone now for a few years but it’s still hard.
Humor is the ability to give away some of your sanity in order to help others keep theirs.
It is the miracle of producing water out of stone; it's healing the snakes bite with its image.
It is the only honorable lie there is; it is the only undeniable truth.
You will be missed mr. Williams.
Shalom. Mr. Williams was truly a mensch and enjoyed being known as 'an honorary Jew.'
Do you know whether he got to visit Israel? I can't remember.
Marny5580 I don't think he got to visit Israel. I think he had a soft spot for jewish people, however. Steven Spielberg said that, while filming Schindler's List, he would get so depressed that he had to call Robin Williams every once in a while so he could laugh a bit. This was one of the things that made Williams so great, his humar was a calling of sort. In jewish tradition there is a tale of a rabbi who asked Elijah to tell him who will be his "neighbor" in heaven. Elijah pointed to a man, who tells the rabbi that he is a comedian,
and he uses jokes to bring peoeple together and cheer them up. Robin William was that type of comedian.
@@MrElirazBlau The world certainly needs that right now. He was an honorary Jew, Black, Transvestite, Gay, Alien, Asian, Native American, and so many more.
This is a very good video by James Lipton on Robin Williams. The expressions, sentiments are all encompassing.with meaning and compassion for a very special person. We have to accept that he had difficult health problems which weighed upon him and made it difficult to go on. He gave so much in the time he was here for which we have to say THANK YOU.. May his soul find eternal divine happiness, rest and peace
Two weeks now and Robin Williams is still a large void in my heart
You have been there, directly or indirectly, for tens of millions of people for years. Please forgive us for not being there for you. I love you and miss you.
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I think everyone will miss robin Williams he was an amazing man and I hope he rest in peace #robin#williams#rip
It's true we have been robbed.
A true legend, you left us lost for words...
10 days later....still can't believe he's gone. :(
I have to disagree with Lipton. It wasn't a gift for him to hide his suffering from us. It was a tragedy.
everybody who claimed to love him so much never bothered to reach out to him before he died.
You, James Lipton, have said it .
So well...
Thank you very much.
What a lovely, lovely, tribute from James!
Its scary because we are all so like him and and he is so like us!
I still feel the loss today😞
What a couragious man to keep it bottled inside and make us laugh. Rip now Robin :'(
I too struggle with depression, some days are really hard. You just get into a funk that is so hard to get out of. When I want to cry, I want to cry. When I want to laugh I want to laugh.I didn't like that the drugs stopped me from doing so. Excercise has helped me so much more then any script
His oldest son Zack has come out with a company and product line, PYM (Prime Your Mind) its some kind of chewable that provides nutrients that are good for the brain and anxiety and Zack struggles with his own depression. Even though we now know that Robin had Lewy Body Dementia, maybe it will help.
I've heard that the Robin Williams Actors Studio interview ran for five hours, they had to whittle down the broadcast version to two. I wish they'd release the full five hours.
'God is laughing very very hard. We cry, God laughs'...(4:27)
God knows everything, his pain, the root sorrow that drove him. I hope he can relax and be himself now. I only met him once early on, very nice man one on one. But my coworkers were there and Robin seemed compelled to start performing. He didn't need to, he was good enough and I liked him without that. I should have told him that "You're good enough just the way you are"
Now he's with his mother, John Belushi, Christopher Reeves, Jonathan Winters his mentor and so many others
He sounded like a very special person, one that went out of his way. Kind, gentle, generous.....I just don't think that all the so called friends have the same personality traits that Robins Williams had. I wound hope that a friend wound notice when someone like Robin was hurting. It had to be very hard to be "ON" all the the time.
His friends and wife and children all knew - and knew he was going for help and probably thought it was helping. Even with the help he sought willingly, he obviously couldn't fight anymore - waited until his wife went to bed.
I would say that even if every fan wrote to him, it wouldn't have stopped him. He was the only person who faced his demons. Maybe he beat them. I'm going to believe he did.
My husband is probably sitting in the front row and laughing with Robin's amazing humor. My guy had cancer he battled for as long as he could.
Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves
And Immortality.
Robin Williams was a shooting star and like all shooting stars they are bright, fast bold and very extraordinary and unstoppable in the way that no matter how long they are in sight they are never here long enough. Will miss you so much am praying for your family and you
R.I.P. Robin Williams 1951-2014 will be missed.
1:54 “He did it with such élan…” I couldn’t have said it better myself. 😳
Where were these people who are singing his praises at BEFORE he died? I am not getting this at all.
Why would I be interesting in what Mr. Lipton has to say about the late Robin Williams? He only interviewed him once. I'm aware that it was the famous interview with the highest ratings any "Inside the Actors Studio" episode had ever had, but they weren't friends, not even close colleagues! Lipton's interviews usually consist of the questions like "How was it like to work with her?", "How does it feel to be directed by him?", etc. No wonder this one was so high-rated and considered the best ever by the host himself. And I say this with all due respect to Mr. Lipton and his years of 'service'. But I truly am annoyed by all those people who run in front of the cameras every time somebody famous dies and call themselves their friends, talking about their loss and the world's loss... Where were you when your 'friend' was hurting and suffering so badly? It can't be hidden so well ALL the time, surely not the amount of pain which would make them end it all. I find that postmortem 'friend calling' rather disrespectful. The only three people that I've heard Mr. Williams called his friends were Christopher Reeve, Jack Nicholson and Billy Crystal, nobody else. And just because he was a comedian -friendly, loveable and warm-hearted- doesn't give you the right to adress him by his first name in the media now that he's dead.
I hope my English was understandable, 'cause it's not my native language.
Peace!
R.I.P.
I feel very sad that he is gone.
Eloquently put, Mr. Lipton.
There's no such thing as an easy life. The life of a Celebrity is no exception. God Bless you Mr. Williams. Thank you.
I hope James and Robin had another good conversations on the great couch in the sky.
RIP sweet man♡
It would add to my joy to see Robin in Heaven !!
oh me too. I met him in the early 80's we didn't have what he was looking for in our store, but he came back 2 weeks later anyway. I wasn't working that day so I am not sure why he came back. I'm dying to know. I want to see my parents again too, a guy I dated and truly loved in college, love of my life. I shouldn't have let him get away. Old friends gone too soon...
Billy Connolly - someone mentioned here that the 2 comics who made him laugh were Robin Williams and Billy Connolly.
Just to let you know: Billy Connolly was diagnosed with Parkinson's back in 2013.
Robin went to Scotland to visit Billy every year for his birthday. Sad that Billy has Parkinson's too. I haven't heard anything lately. Is he still around? I think the world would have preferred to know Robin wasn't doing well, and be supportive of him like we were with Patrick Swayze, it would have been less of a shock. And maybe it would have let Robin know how much he was loved.
I LOVE HIM SO MUCH.
The God I pray to is an Eternity of love, kindness & compassion - Not hate or spite. Robin was in a state of Extreme depression and parkinson's which alters brain chemistry to make you more depressed, To Assume that God is unaware of this means you think god is stupid. Also Why assume that God is powerless to stop any suffering that Robin might be going through now, God is all powerful, And those who say with such certainty who is in hell, where is the proof?!? How is it that these people know what happens when we die? why aren't they rich? why aren't they selling dvd's of the afterlife? STOP thinking that you how God treats each soul that passes away! Instead of looking at the manner of ones death,look at how they lived their life! P.S. God is Love - not hate!
He still had a choice to get help and he chose to do suicide. He can only blame himself. When you chose to handle things yourself and do not ask of the Father..then you are doomed to fail in life. Without God you had no life, without God you have no passage to the kingdom, and without his help you lose in the game of life. God is not hate at all. He gives us the choice to choose him for guidance or choose to make your own decisions in life. He knows how survive and wants to help but you got to be humble and let him in. Don't be prideful it will kill anyone. PRIDE...another thing that will crush a human's inter self. Humble yourself and quit being selfish
BBPosition Raise Actually, when you are in that state of severe DEEP depression, you Don't have a choice, You could be that your whole family has died,OR that you just got 45 million dollars, when you on that state of depression both have the same impact, you're numb, and your mind is clouded and altered. if someone with Alzheimer's kills themselves while thinking they are cutting their nails, are they punished? I believe GOD is the Only entity capable of knowing what happens to each soul after it passes over, it's Vain to assume WE know which souls god will forgive or not. Hang on... Isn't vanity on some sort of list somewhere? nah maybe not.
Too say we've been robbed honestly is pretty selfish. We have lost a legend and wonderful person. He made so many people happy and spread so much joy but too say we've been robbed really just makes it selfish and about you.
*RIP* Funny guy and may your family and friends have peace and love.U will be missed.
Maybe as a non-American, I have only just started to see his great value. I really liked him as an actor, especially after 'one hour photo" (but also MANY of his other films), but via CZcams I keep on seeing more about/of this amazing man, and realizing how big this loss is. The world will always be divided between people who will feel with people like Robin, the pain he must have suffered, so much, to end his own life, and those who will just condemn him and his suicide, no matter what. To me, it is the clash between good and evil.
Robin Williams never forgten rip
she is right I feel robbed , i grew up loving his comedy ....I know i will never see someone like him in my lifetime
Good Bye Robin Williams. Seems to me you lived your life like a candle in the wind. Thank you Robin, thanks for the memories. RIP
If Robin Williams is in hell, no one is going to heaven.
Ok first of all, the men that wrote the bible did not "create God". They wrote the bible based on experiences that they had with Jesus Christ and what he taught them. If you commit suicide there is a good chance hell is your destination because the bible strictly states that harming yourself is as bad as killing your neighbor. It's a mortal sin.
However, the moment you perish is the moment God judges you. That is when you decide whether you love God or not. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't act accordingly while you are alive.
Anyway, going to hell strictly depends on how you are as a person and if you acted according to God or not.
And those of you guys saying that us Catholics can't make these so called by you "inappropriate" comments, have you ever heard of the 1rst amendment? You should check it out.
Do you have any vices? Do you eat McDonald's? Do you drink Coke/Pepsi/Red Bull/ Rockstar/etc.? Indulging in those (and many other similar vices) are a form of slow suicide. Indulging in those are, therefore, mortal sins. Put your stones away. They are not useful to your life.
If the men that wrote the bible did not create god then ask yourself where did all the other 3000 gods and goddesses people have worshipped over the centuries come from? Find the list and the beliefs on www.godchecker.com
As for the book you quote from, here is some information you should check out about it`s creators. testament.www.bibliotecapleyades.net/biblianazar/esp_biblianazar_40.htm
Max Salazar -- The oral Torah was around long before Jesus was born. He also believed in what he was taught because he was a Jew and studied Torah as a Jew and died because he was a Jew.
It was long after Jesus died by the ignorance of yet more Jew haters that the Jews who wanted to believe that Jesus was god that they wrote the New Testament - and then let the killings begin of Jews who refused to convert! Oh, pagans, too, got in on that Christian 'love' ... There was no Christian bible during the life of Jesus, who would never have followed that anyway!
The bible is a pathetic attempt to try and make sense of the universe and all that's in it. It has no relevance in today's world. Open your eyes.
Jen Susan
Exactly Jen. Why can`t the feeble minded just say "I don`t know how the universe was created" ,as we do and wonder. than believe some fairy tale created and written by ignorant goat herders 3500 years ago. Mythology is fine , which is what it is, but to put it into historical context and insist it is true is infantile.
It should of been me *cry* plz god bring him back *cry*
2 months already :( :( Robin will be dearly missed.
So bummed
I Love this man work R.I.P Robin William
Carry on your Wayward Robin there peace when you are done lay your weary head to rest don't you cry no more.
From Carry on my wayward son by: Kansas
I hope I have someone who can say the same type of things about me when I die just like how James talks about Robin.
james lipton murdered him with his shallowness
I just wish the world would get educated about depression. A commenter said why would he be depressed? That is so ignorant...that's like saying why does that person choose to get cancer. Dammnit it's not a choice! Depression is a horrible mental disease where the sufferer is incapable of experiencing happiness or joy no matter what! No matter how much money or whatever they have. There is very little effective treatment for depression. The person just goes on feeling the torture until they
R.I.P
we always like to share our happiness as it puts us in the limelight but we find it hard to share inner loneliness as we are castigated for it and humiliated so we store it, Robin couldn't keep it going, he lost the will to fight as he felt no one cared enough except for his personal assistant who cared enough to check up on him.
it was Dementia. And a true friend will listen and love you even in times of hardship
A good man passed... The fact that people are talking about petty life differences and all this trash about god and this and that is honestly disrespectful and pointless no one is changing anothers opinion...so please shut up... People get a life this video isn't titled "Lets talk shit on other people's lives" Please the petty shit is more then annoying so all of you shut up and have some fucking respect shit its not hard. Robin Williams was a good man and no matter if he killed himself or he died from something else is none of your concern the fact is we lost a great man that brought joy to millions of people of all races, genders, and religions and at the sacrifice of his own happiness he went above and beyond all i ask is all of you idiots be respectful.
you worded this perfectly!! ^5!! MY COMMENT IS THE SAME AS YOURS!!
sigo triste
Somebody will come out in the future about knowing about Robin having problems about his depression and his diagnosis with parkinson's desease....They won't be able to hold the guilt for too long I would think. I think within a year someone is going to say something about it and how they could have helped and tell the world that they are sorry for not saying anything. Someone knew it...there is always someone who knew and never made an attempt to say something. I hope it burns their brain up with the guilt. They need to come forward
That was Beautiful.
A good interviewer knows when to get out of the way - this is a great example of when to be quiet. Sheesh
The devil took him.....put the blame where it lies!
Beautiful tribute by the majestic James Lipton! BTW his wife says that he had early Parkinson's, so that must have put extra pressure on him on top of everything else. To all you morons who judge Robin William's actions, may I ask you to look in your own closet first, before trying to clean out other peoples.
God forgive me... He should have kept doing whatever it was that kept him alive (substance wise) until the day his heart blew up on it's own. -RIP- RW
I think Robin put his faith in Christ - he investigated that in rehab. If so, death is conquered and Robin lives on in heaven. Those of you who discover God's love will see him again. We are made in God's image - so Robin and all of us reflect God's character in some way. His talent and humor was a gift from God that he shared with the world. I know he's free in heaven and is whole again.
Robin, love the movie 'Der Club der ... Dichter'. Those teacher we need. Bye
RIP:(
genius always has a price :(
No disrespect to Robin, but who the fuck put an empty Gatorade bottle out there? lol WTF!
Things aren't what they appear
why is there a gatorade bottle with all those nice flowers and memorobillia? some crackhead leave a half bottle of cognac or something?
any more save the world
illuminati killed him!!!
xoxox heather.....jesus is the only way,and we all so suffer in many different ways,
😭
@ty sell ...LOL
Justin Bieber? Seriously. Doesn't even deserve a comment.
I agree at zerogravityx.x