Everyone is important❗Call or visit someone who needs encouragement. Need help? In the U.S., call 1-800-273-8255 for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Youre only given a little spark of madness. You mustnt lose it. Robin Williams lived an amazing life before his death at the age of 63. In the beginning of his career, Williams struggled as a street mime in front of New York’s Museum of Modern Art; by the end, he was the type of performer who could lift the spirits of a long-time friend in the hospital to our nations troops in Afghanistan, Iraq and Kuwait and everyone in between. Moreover, once Williams reached the top, he remembered to look back on where he came from: The actor famously helped Jessica Chastain become the first person in her family to go to college, funding her full-ride scholarship to Juilliard when she was just starting out herself. Theres certainly no doubt Williams will be missed by both fans and colleagues. Below are some of the little known moments of Williams inspiring career. Reeve and Williams became good friends when they both attended The Juilliard School together. Williams claimed at the time that Reeve was literally feeding me because I dont think I literally had money for food or my student loan hadnt come in yet, and he would share his food with me. In his book, Still Me, Reeve wrote about Williams visiting him in the hospital: Robin Williams dressed in scrubs and surprised his friend Christopher Reeve in the hospital following his career-ending accident. Williams later surprised Sharon Osbourne in a similar way after she was diagnosed with cancer. During the filming of Schindlers List, Robin Williams called Steven Spielberg to tell him jokes and lift his spirits. Spielberg called these comic care packages over the telephone. Here is Williams description of reading his favorite book from childhood to his kids: Growing up, it was The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - I would read the whole C.S. Lewis series out loud to my kids. I was once reading to Zelda, and she said dont do any voices. Just read it as yourself. So I did, I just read it straight, and she said thats better. Need help? In the U.S., call 1-800-273-8255 for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 16:16:05 +0000
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