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Robin Williams Tribute
I was shocked to hear that Robin Williams died yesterday and that it was suicide. Often these great talents are tortured souls, and Robin had more than his fair share of demons.
We all heard of the cocaine abuse and alcoholism. There were also several divorces and who knows what other troubles both, great and small, that no doubt weighed on him. The public never heard about and had no business knowing about these personal demons. I hope over the coming weeks we will not be inundated with every little foible and slip up the man ever made.
Who are we to judge, and who of us has arrived at this point in our lives undamaged and without fault or bad behavior?
I’ll never forget Mork. I took a first date to “Good Morning Vietnam.” Not a great first date movie, but what a performance. When I saw the list of movies he was in, I realized I had seen most of them. Unusual for any actor. But Robin was not any actor.
He had an amazing wit and ability to improvise on just about anything. Can you imagine “Alladin” without his crazy riffing? “Goodwill Hunting” was an amazing movie on so many levels and Robin won the award he had deserved for so many performances. His talent was broad and truly amazing.
We will miss you Robin. I hope you have found the peace that you could not find in this life.
Read this blog post from “Lifes Little Eppiphenies” for some personal insight.
Andy
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4 responses to “Robin Williams Tribute”
We used to watch Happy Days then Laverne & Shirley … and when Robin Williams came on as Mork, it was bizarre but Williams was just amazing and captivating. I also remember seeing Good Morning Vietnam in senior year of college, several of his movies with my wife, and more recently watched and rewatched things with our kids.
The thing that stuck with me this morning as I was thinking about it is the Woody Allen line from ‘Stardust Memories’ … where the fans keep saying “I like your movies, mostly your early funny ones”. Someone like Williams who suffered from depression and addiction, being constantly told (I have no doubt) that his best work was from the years he was coked out of his mind … total spiral. So sad …
I don’t remember him from Happy Days. Must have been bizarre. I also saw “Good Morning Vietnam” my senior year in college.
At a certain point in an actor’s career, I bet many of them feel their best roles are behind them. Many may be right. But many older actors are landing great roles these days.
I’m sure the “my best days are behind me” was only part of it. Depression and addiction were probably major factors. Just guessing.
Jeez, I need to stop being an arm chair phychologist! Like I have a clue!
Oh – I definitely think that it was all about the depression … and that is internal. But I also know that having external validation of your internal demons can be very dangerous for a depressive addict. 🙁 Either way it is really a sad thing.
Did you see this too – http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/robin-williams-had-deep-running-roots – quite the guy!