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“Comedy is there to basically show us we fart, we laugh. To make us realize we still are part animal.... So you don't take yourself serious (more)

“Comedy is there to basically show us we fart, we laugh. To make us realize we still are part animal.... So you don't take yourself seriously and destroy the species.”
- Robin Williams in 1991, as told to Lawrence Grobel
Comedian and actor Robin Williams died on August 11, 2014 at the age of 63. In tribute, we wanted to create an animated interview short that shed a light on both his brilliant, rapid-fire, comedic mind, as well as his sensitivity and concern for the world around him. We found the perfect outtakes--vintage Robin Williams--in two interviews recorded by Lawrence Grobel for a story he wrote for Playboy magazine in 1992.
This Robin Williams episode begins with his predictions for what the world would be like in 2020 (30 years in the future from when this was recorded) and his own philosophy of why comedy is needed to help us not take ourselves too seriously. Remember, he said: “we still are part animal.”
And then Robin Williams breaks down the comedy of sex and the universal faces people make during lovemaking. Classic. Needless to say, we loved animating the noises Robin Williams made. Finally he turns to the joys of having children and looks inward at his own shortcomings and, of course, being hairy.
Enjoy, everybody. RIP, Robin. We miss you.
ROBIN WILLIAMS QUOTES
“The face you make when you have an orgasm… Everyone looks pretty fucking stupid”
“You have to be more aware of the inner circle, the folks that matter."
“You always want to make sure that everyone in the audience is all taken care of. That constant desire to please all the time. That can get you in some shit.”
Get the interview backstory, GIFs and more @ http://blankonblank.org
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Executive Producer: David Gerlach
Animator: Patrick Smith
Audio Producer: Amy Drozdowska
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Maya Angelou on Con Men
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Bette Davis on The Sexes
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Michael Jackson on Godliness
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Jimi Hendrix on The Experience
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Meryl Streep on Beauty
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Philip Seymour Hoffman on Happiness
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David Bowie on Stardust
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Gene Wilder on The Truth
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John Lennon on Love
http://youtu.be/DmvmnYEy9NY
Johnny Cash on The Gospel
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Heath Ledger on Role Playing
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Tupac on Life and Death
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Kurt Cobain on Identity
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Janis Joplin on Rejection
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Barry White on Making Love
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Maurice Sendak on Being a Kid
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Carol Burnett on Finding Home
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Grace Kelly on JFK
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Farrah Fawcett on Stiletto Power
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Beastie Boys on Being Stupid
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David Foster Wallace on Ambition
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Wilt Chamberlain on Tall Tales
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