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R.I.P. Robin Williams


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He was someone I considered to be one the greatest voices, talents and minds of my generation--a great loss.  When unleashed, his work was Mozartian, brilliant, astonishing.  I'm glad I had the pleasure of working with him a few times.  The shoot I was on today came to a dead stop for a few minutes when the news arrived….

 

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He was someone I considered to be one the greatest voices, talents and minds of my generation--a great loss.  When unleashed, his work was Mozartian, brilliant, astonishing.  I'm glad I had the pleasure of working with him a few times.  The shoot I was on today came to a dead stop for a few minutes when the news arrived….

 

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+1 PP.

I never worked with him, but I was a big fan of his work. "Moscow on the Hudson" stands out more than his comedies for me. Like most brilliant comedians, he had a lot of range but was put into a box in some ways by the audience and studios and himself.

My heart goes out to all who suffer from mental illness in any of its many forms, and of course their families and friends. 

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Really nice guy, very funny and actually quite sensitive. I got to work with him for a few days on a terrible 2009 movie, Old Dogs (with John Travolta and Seth Green), and though the movie sucked, Williams was very good and very funny in it. His abilities as a mimic were incredible -- he had an amazing voice.

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Those who have high highs also have low lows.  It's too bad.  It's sad to see someone that is so fun also be so tortured.  Although I never worked with Robin Williams, I did work with Jonathon Winters. He was the same way.  Way fun, but eventually the demons would come out.

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I was fortunate enough to work on a movie with him last year. For 23 days I watched a true genius at work. Sometimes after a take, he would ask the director for one more and add a subtle change to his performance, giving the director another solid choice. It was a pleasure to watch him practice his craft.

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most folks don't know how much Mr. Williams rehearsed "the script", and typically only began ad-libbing (as only he could) after the director was satisfied with with the "on the book" performance.

seems like he gave the crew two shows a day between scenes, until an AD would gently take him along his way...

 

Mr. Williams was a real treasure, and a joy to work with.

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I worked with Robin for 94 days doing the making of Toys.

On HMW day, I was at craft services and he approached me and said, "Hello, sir, I understand we will be working together and I just wanted to introduce myself, I'm Robin" and shook my hand.

Over the next 94 days, I laughed so much I nearly pissed myself.

RIP.

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