Robin Williams, a brilliant shapeshifter who could channel his frenetic energy into delightful comic characters like Mrs Doubtfire or harness it into richly nuanced work like his Oscar-winning turn in Good Will Hunting, also had the power to impact his audiences with his roles. What made his performances even more entertaining were the dialogues and the way he delivered them. Whether they were hammy or inspiration, Williams had a way of making them memorable. Here is a pick of our most favourite Robin Williams film dialogues. Take a look and tell us how many of them you already remembered. [caption id=“attachment_1660631” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]
Courtesy: Facebook page[/caption] 1. “They’re not that different from you, are they? Same haircuts. Full of hormones, just like you. Invincible, just like you feel. The world is their oyster. They believe they’re destined for great things, just like many of you, their eyes are full of hope, just like you. Did they wait until it was too late to make from their lives even one iota of what they were capable? Because, you see gentlemen, these boys are now fertilizing daffodils. But if you listen real close, you can hear them whisper their legacy to you. Go on, lean in. Listen, you hear it?— Carpe— hear it?— Carpe, carpe diem, seize the day boys, make your lives extraordinary.” John Keating in Dead Poets Society:
2.You don’t know about real loss because it only occurs when you’ve loved something more than you love yourself. I doubt you’ve ever dared to love anybody that much.” Sean Maguire in Good Will Hunting
3. My first day as a woman and I’m getting hot flashes. Daniel in Mrs. Doubtfire
4. You’re a … you’re a complex Freudian hallucination having something to do with my mother and I don’t know why you have wings, but you have very lovely legs and you’re a very nice tiny person and what am I saying, I don’t know who my mother was; I’m an orphan and I’ve never taken drugs because I missed the sixties, I was an accountant. Peter Banning in Hook
5. “But oh, to be free. Not to have to go ‘Poof! What do you need, Poof! What do you need, Poof! What do you need?’ To be my own master. Such a thing would be greater than all the magic and all the treasures in all the world. But what am I talking about? Let’s get real here, that’s never gonna happen. Genie, wake up and smell the hummus.” Genie in Aladdin
6. Oh Gradual school is where you go to school and you gradually find out you don’t want to go to school anymore. TS Garp in The World According to Garp
7. What is a demilitarized zone? Sounds like something out of The Wizard of Oz, Oh, no, don’t go in there. Oh-we-oh Ho Chi’Minh Oh, look, you’ve landed in Saigon. You’re among the little people now. We represent the ARVN Army The ARVN Army Oh, no! Follow the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Follow the Ho Chi Minh Trail. “Oh, I’ll get you, my pretty!” Oh, my God. It’s the wicked witch of the north. It’s Hanoi Hanna! “Now, little GI, you and your little ’tune-ooh’ too!” “Oh, Adrian. Adrian. What are you doing, Adrian?” Oh, Hanna, you slut. You’ve been down on everything but the Titanic. Stop it right now. Hey, uh, hi. Can you help me? What’s your name? “My name’s Roosevelt E. Roosevelt.” Roosevelt, what town are you stationed in?. “I’m stationed in Poontang.” Well, thank you, Roosevelt. What’s the weather like out there? “It’s hot. Damn hot! Real hot! Hottest things is my shorts. I could cook things in it. A little crotch pot cooking.” Well, can you tell me what it feels like. “Fool, it’s hot! I told you again! Were you born on the sun? It’s damn hot! I saw - It’s so damn hot, I saw little guys, their orange robes burst into flames. It’s that hot! Do you know what I’m talking about.” What do you think it’s going to be like tonight? “It’s gonna be hot and wet! That’s nice if you’re with a lady, but it ain’t no good if you’re in the jungle.” Thank you, Roosevelt. Here’s a song coming your way right now. Adrian in Good Morning, Vietnam
8. According to The Oxford English Dictionary, the word “snapshot” was originally a hunting term. One Hour Photo
9. Whatever I am, he made me! I was adorable once, young and full of hope. And now look at me! I’m this short, fat, insecure, middle-aged THING! Albert Goldman, The Birdcage
10. I had this dream, I was married to this beautiful woman and you were there too. I really miss her Jack. The Fisher King Watch the video here.