I really enjoyed this show - Robin certainly was all over and dominative. Robin hardly answer any question seriously, but there are serious tones under his comic answers - you can guess what is true and what is just pure comic imagination. You will also enjoy the wonderful imitations he makes, and the run through Robin's movie career - from Popeye, through Fisher King, The Story of Will Haunting to Death to Smotchie, which was the latest film he was working on, by the time this show was filmed. I have noticed that Robin uses some of the jokes all over again - some of the jokes he told here were told in his Live in Broadway show. Still, this is one of the best shows for people who want to get to know their favorite actor's life.

10LaurieMann

The Funniest Episode of of Inside the Actors Studio Ever

But it's also just a little bit sad now.

Robin Williams was both thoughtful and reflective, and also completely gonzo during this Inside the Actors Studio episode. He was so fast and so on during that taping, it's simply amazing. There's also the great "shawl improv" where he borrows a pink shawl from a woman in the audience and just uses it as a prop.

He explains how he did his first nude scene in Central Park in the middle of the night which is a very funny story.

The DVD is two hours of hysterical stuff. The Williams taping is rumored to have gone on for 5 hours, which would be a great thing to find and broadcast.

Trivia
During the episode's taping, a man in the audience had to be hospitalized after acquiring a hernia from laughing so hard.

Quotes
Host: What's your favorite word?
Robin Williams: Cloaca. It's a real word. It exists because it's, uh, only certain bugs have it. It's a combination asshole and vagina. Next to that I think "abbondanza" is a great word.
Host: What's your least favorite word?
Robin Williams: Cunt. Least favorite word because it's so negative. It's the one word that'll get me kicked out of the house. I once let it fly, it was like
[mimes door slam and makes noise]
Robin Williams: , okay, that was it, bye, bye-bye.
Host: What turns you on?
Robin Williams: My wife's laugh. It's incredible.
[audience goes "awwww"]
Robin Williams: That noise, "awwww". But yeah, it's quite wonderful.
Host: What turns you off?
Robin Williams: Violence towards children.
Host: What sound or noise do you love?
Robin Williams: [makes fart sound] Because it's musical, it could be anything. It's the most humanizing noise. To know that even the Pope could be going "Quanda la giura..."
[makes fart sound]
Robin Williams: And that's when the bring out the smoke, you know.
[mimes swinging censer, says phony Italian words]
Host: What sound or noise do you hate?
Robin Williams: Screeching of brakes. Because it usually implies something is gonna happen.
Host: What's your favorite curse word?
Robin Williams: It's my favorite because I'm a big fan. Pussy.
Host: What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
Robin Williams: Neurologist or theoretical physicist. Those are the people I kinda admire.
Host: What profession would you not like to participate in?
Robin Williams: Bomb tester.
Host: If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
Robin Williams: "There's seating near the front. The concert begins at 5. It'll be Mozart, Elvis, and one of your choosing." Or just nice, if heaven exists, to know that there's laughter, that'd be a great thing. Just to hear God go, "Two Jews walk into a bar...".