Robin Williams

“When the media ask George W. Bush a question, he answers, 'Can I use a lifeline?'”

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

“What's right is what's left if you do everything else wrong.”

“If it's the Psychic Network why do they need a phone number?”

“When you look at Prince Charles, don't you think that someone in the Royal family knew someone in the Royal family?”

“My style is bad white-boy dancing. I can do swing a little bit, but nothing beyond that. My solo dancing is sad. I use my arms, badly.”

“I'm much more open to being a supporting actor right now. At the age of 60, I'll be second fiddle. Fine. I'm happy to do it.”

“Carpe per diem - seize the check.”

“I started doing comedy because that was the only stage that I could find. It was the pure idea of being on stage. That was the only thing that interested me, along with learning the craft and working, and just being in productions with people.”

“The Second Amendment says we have the right to bear arms, not to bear artillery.”

“One of my favourite actors of all time, although he doesn't necessarily play villains, is Peter Lorre.”

“If Heaven exists, to know that there's laughter, that would be a great thing.”

“Comedy can be a cathartic way to deal with personal trauma.”

“We had gay burglars the other night. They broke in and rearranged the furniture.”

“It's hard when you read an article saying bad things about you. It is as if someone is sticking a knife on your heart. But I am the harshest critic of my work.”

“I'm sorry, if you were right, I'd agree with you.”

“Politics is so personal, vicious and immediate, how are you going to get anything done? Even the local politics where I live have gotten so ugly.”

“Having George W. Bush giving a lecture on business ethics is like having a leper give you a facial, it just doesn't work!”

“You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.”

“When Jonathan Winters died, it was like, 'Oh, man!' I knew he was frail, but I always thought he was going to last longer. I knew him as being really funny, but at the same time, he had a dark side.”