tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post4515326454452472840..comments2024-03-27T20:40:50.047-04:00Comments on Success Along the Weigh: Sometimes there are no wordsAnele @ Success Along the Weighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986921867517926199noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-57240255136069760492014-08-12T20:38:49.568-04:002014-08-12T20:38:49.568-04:00I saw it last night pop up on Bing and I thought I...I saw it last night pop up on Bing and I thought I'd faint. I bawled until about midnight just thinking about how much he must have suffered. I related on a very personal level with living with someone who has addiction/depression issues and it's not a matter of "just snap out of it"--it's far deeper and painful than that for the person who feels that they are drowning. I fear pretty much on a daily basis what I'm going to come home to because that kind of depression is truly life-threatening. As far as my favorite role, I think it was just Robin as a whole. I've been listening to interviews with him and he had such insight with so many things and I loved when he was talking to Diane Sawyer in 2006 about rehab--such honesty and I think it will help people who have no clue about addiction maybe having a better understanding. He could make me laugh in an instant--and I agree, the outtakes from The Crazy Ones were hilarious! I will say my favorite "serious" role of his was in Dead Poet's Society. I just watched that again a couple of months ago and I was just so lost in his character's passion. I've been in a somber mood all day and this one is going to stick with me for a long time. From Happy Days to M&M to his standup routines, to interviews, to his most recent role in The Crazy Ones (he said he purposely had his character be a recovering addict because he could put his own experiences out there), he was just an amazing man. There are few people who could bring others such pure joy and laughter each and every time you saw him. This one is going to hurt for a long while.dalbador1https://www.blogger.com/profile/09877799102438622117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-68623622360533455912014-08-12T16:38:47.415-04:002014-08-12T16:38:47.415-04:00I also was thinking of the Robin Williams movies t...I also was thinking of the Robin Williams movies that I hadn't see that need to be seen after I heard the news. I can attest for Dead Poets Society and Good Morning Vietnam--both great but I also have not seen Moscow on the Hudson or The World According to Garp. Need to have a movie marathon in my house too. My girls love Mrs. Doubtfire so although young, they were sad to hear the news too. Kimberly Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07035168471351870760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-80344980639339379282014-08-12T13:10:32.181-04:002014-08-12T13:10:32.181-04:00You said exactly what I feel...I would have to say...You said exactly what I feel...I would have to say that his loss has probably hit me the hardest a celebrity loss ever has. It just breaks my heart especially when you consider what was hiding underneath the funny guy veneer. You just never know...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477548540626948283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-91487763958902417042014-08-12T12:19:40.767-04:002014-08-12T12:19:40.767-04:00SO sad... He was one of the greatest! I loved Mrs...SO sad... He was one of the greatest! I loved Mrs. Doubtfire, but I was telling hubby this morning that Dead Poets Society and Good Morning Vietnam are among my absolute favorites of his. Birdcage is hilarious, and I've seen many Comic Reliefs. He will be missed.hollyphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04599122252238787250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-90241928501343412352014-08-12T10:23:01.548-04:002014-08-12T10:23:01.548-04:00Hands down, my favorite Robin Williams movie is Wo...Hands down, my favorite Robin Williams movie is World According to Garp. He was so flawed and so beautiful and so different from the frenetic Mork I had known up to that point. Birdcage is Classic and Moscow on the Hudson shows a quiet, tender side of him that was unexpected. <br /><br />I really want to do a marathon and watch the movies mentioned above, then his Actor's Studio interview, his episode of Louie (perfection), and end it with Aladdin and a few of the comedy specials, just to shake off the serious. I need to avoid another fave, What Dreams May Come. It was heartbreaking and a little too on point to watch right now. I'll watch it again soon though and picture him bounding through painted fields and reconnecting with loved ones, leaving the pain behind.<br /><br />I feel so bad for his family. They can't even get a few hours to mourn without helicopters and photographers hovering.EMLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618112674581997416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-12621271866273818712014-08-12T10:16:20.599-04:002014-08-12T10:16:20.599-04:00I'm sorry to hear that dupster. I hope your s...I'm sorry to hear that dupster. I hope your son has better luck finding a path through it.EMLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618112674581997416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-62741292606207622952014-08-12T10:12:05.813-04:002014-08-12T10:12:05.813-04:00MORK, not Mark. Mark is my oldest son, and he is o...MORK, not Mark. Mark is my oldest son, and he is on my mind this morning, as he is struggling with his own battle with depression. God bless them both.dupsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18088114640385927198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-29004685105807453842014-08-12T10:10:39.062-04:002014-08-12T10:10:39.062-04:00My tears are flowing this morning too, for a life ...My tears are flowing this morning too, for a life cut short, a magnificently talented life. Thank God we have Mark, and so many movies, comedy specials, and appearances on talk shows, to remember Mr. Robin Williams forever. I wrote my own blog about him this morning, about the irony of physical versus mental health. Some of us, like my Du, wishing we could be healthy so that we could go on living, with people like Robin, struggling with his mental health, choosing to die long before his time. As Jenny Field who played his mother in Garp, my favorite Robin Williams movie, said, "You know, everybody dies. My parents died. Your father died. Everybody dies. I'm going to die too. So will you. The thing is, to have a life before we die. It can be a real adventure having a life." Thanks for the great adventure Robin. Keep 'em laughing up there!dupsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18088114640385927198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-50723794163495653332014-08-12T10:08:36.443-04:002014-08-12T10:08:36.443-04:00Just terrible, unbelievable news. He gave so much...Just terrible, unbelievable news. He gave so much to this world, our memories, our culture. Such a sad way to lose him.tigalileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474678867513488001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-18077655082302519632014-08-12T09:21:04.565-04:002014-08-12T09:21:04.565-04:00I took the news like a blow too. Like you, l scou...I took the news like a blow too. Like you, l scoured the internet hoping to find out that it was a Jackie Chan like hoax.<br /><br />I didn't see World According to Garth or Moscow on the Hudson so I'll have to look for those. Good Morning Vietnam is hard to watch, but I've seen it several times, and Dead Poets society is powerful.<br /><br />I watched The Crazy Ones too. Sarah Michelle Gellar has been a favorite of mine since forever so the chance to see them together was one I jumped at.<br /><br />I don't know that I have a favorite role of his, he played so many and such a variety. I think I'll remember him best for his stand-up.another layerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15756727485274694135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-75714064147491087542014-08-12T08:58:52.759-04:002014-08-12T08:58:52.759-04:00I am crying as I read this. I can't pick a fa...I am crying as I read this. I can't pick a favorite - there are just too many. I've been a fan since Mork & Mindy. You definitely have to see The World According to Garp (great performance by John Lithgow, too). Robin Williams did a serious role on SVU that was amazing. The work he did for Comic Relief and for the troops...it just goes on and on. What a loss! My heart breaks for his family.DebbieShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858139788709675770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-18892639577256168882014-08-12T08:48:32.265-04:002014-08-12T08:48:32.265-04:00Mrs. Doubtfire, hands down, favourite role he'...Mrs. Doubtfire, hands down, favourite role he's done. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing this. He really has impacted many people in the various roles he's taken on in his career. Gone too soon.Shannon Tatlockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201334366054546086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-52765711502669318532014-08-12T07:29:22.951-04:002014-08-12T07:29:22.951-04:00It is just a kick in the gut. Many of us are expre...It is just a kick in the gut. Many of us are expressing the same sentiments. While most of us didn't know him personally it feels just like losing a family member in some way. Many of us grew up with him and have almost always counted on him to make us laugh and now what do we do? But for someone who brought all of us peace with his works, I hope he has finally found his own peace. Thank you Robin. Nanu Nanu!The Mr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04233628447251244134noreply@blogger.com