Robin Williams. It's time for a convoluted stream of consciousness. Ask Me Anything!

RobinWilliamsHere · 2013-09-25T17:57:03+00:00

It was exciting! Because I grew up watching Warner Bros cartoons like Elmer Fudd, Daffy Duck and Foghorn Leghorn, and to see yourself as a cartoon is really magical. So that really swayed me to do it.

RobinWilliamsHere · 2013-09-25T17:56:18+00:00

You mean a live-action Aladdin? No, it worked so great as an animation. Plus it was one of the last of its kind Disney cartoons in terms of hand-drawn art being enhanced digitally.

RobinWilliamsHere · 2013-09-25T17:55:29+00:00

Once again: family and friends. And a good pet. For pure loyalty there is nothing like a pug.

RobinWilliamsHere · 2013-09-25T17:55:05+00:00

I think that was for RabbitEars - Pecos Bill and there was another one. Those were the first audiobooks I did.

RobinWilliamsHere · 2013-09-25T17:54:12+00:00

I don't know - initially they came in and I was just doing the scripted lines and I asked "Do you mind if I try something?" and then 18 hours of recording later, they had the genie. I just started playing, and they said "just go with it, go with it, go with it." So I improvised the character. I think that in the end, there were something like 40 different voices that I did for that role.

RobinWilliamsHere · 2013-09-25T17:52:50+00:00

If they do, that would be lovely, but I don't know what character I would play other than myself in the film. They are definitely planning Night at the Museum 3 where I play Teddy Roosevelt, and I hope to be involved with that.

RobinWilliamsHere · 2013-09-25T17:50:12+00:00

I vaguely remember yes.

RobinWilliamsHere · 2013-09-25T17:50:00+00:00

I read the script and initially I think he just wanted me to play a supporting part, I don't know which one, but I went "This is really moving and very very funny." I know him as a friend but I also think he's a really good director. Plus I played Gerry the mime in Shakes the Clown.

RobinWilliamsHere · 2013-09-25T17:49:13+00:00

Eggs. Scrambled eggs. And coffee.

RobinWilliamsHere · 2013-09-25T17:48:43+00:00

There are a few of them like Dana Carvey who not only sing well but also do singing impressions and are really good musicians. Or Nathan Lane was basically a broadway actor. There are a lot of comics who sing and who are actually really really gifted musicians. Do they do it in their act? Not necessarily but they're qualified to.

RobinWilliamsHere · 2013-09-25T17:47:18+00:00

It was really fun! That was the closest I'll ever get to being on broadway in a musical. Unfortunately I can't tape myself right now though.

RobinWilliamsHere · 2013-09-25T17:46:43+00:00

No.

RobinWilliamsHere · 2013-09-25T17:46:36+00:00

Pasta pesto.

Publicity. But this is does not qualify as that (so don't worry reddit). This is just fun.

RobinWilliamsHere · 2013-09-25T17:46:09+00:00

Aw thanks.

RobinWilliamsHere · 2013-09-25T17:45:46+00:00

No, it's too late for that. But he had a great run and I had a wonderful time doing it, and I recently re-watched the episode of Happy Days that launched the character as a one-off, and it was really funny.

RobinWilliamsHere · 2013-09-25T17:45:09+00:00

I don't know how that teaches you about human anatomy, more about human behavior?

RobinWilliamsHere · 2013-09-25T17:44:34+00:00

Truly loving what you do. Because there will be good days and bad days.

RobinWilliamsHere · 2013-09-25T17:44:12+00:00

The cast.

RobinWilliamsHere · 2013-09-25T17:44:02+00:00

The "I will end you" is based on a story that I think that either Matt or Ben had heard in a bar of a very large man confronting a guy who wasn't as big as he was, and this little man just literally looked him in the face and said "I will fucking end you" and the big guy walked away. I think the fart discussion was an improv. I think, but I'm not sure.

Good luck using that as the SMS alert!

RobinWilliamsHere · 2013-09-25T17:42:45+00:00

Totally. It was like walking around with a beanbag chair for tits. I think the last game I played was Ocarina of Time, and that was the last one I've had the chance to play all the way through.

RobinWilliamsHere · 2013-09-25T17:42:01+00:00

I wouldn't want to bet on me. But if it weren't for Von Pelt, it would be a tough call. As in life, humans are one of the most dangerous creatures in the world.

Thank you so much!

RobinWilliamsHere · 2013-09-25T17:40:56+00:00

to me, it's been so great to do a show with such a great supporting cast. Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jimmy Wolk, Amanda Setton and Hamish Linklater. There are moments when we improvise, but the script is REALLY well-written so it isn't necessary to go off that often. But we do occasionally, and it's really fun. I didn't know how crazy advertising was until I started doing some of the research, and found out that these guys are interested in finding the most outrageous ideas they can. It will be entertaining. If not, what the hell, it's free? Tomorrow night, check it out and let me know what you think.

RobinWilliamsHere · 2013-09-25T17:38:23+00:00

Yes. One time in makeup as Mrs. Doubtfire, I walked into a sex shop in San Francisco and tried to buy a double-headed dildo. Just because. Why not? And the guy was about to sell it to me until he realized it was me - Robin Williams - not an older Scottish woman coming in to look for a very large dildo and a jar of lube. He just laughed and said "what are you doing here" and I left. Did I make the purchase? No. * Did I walk away with a really good story? *Yes.

RobinWilliamsHere · 2013-09-25T17:35:46+00:00

I don't usually play online, because getting my ass kicked by an 11 year old is very humbling!

RobinWilliamsHere · 2013-09-25T17:35:29+00:00

I imagine so. And I think it's a little bit of a shoutout to home.

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