On the eve of his 57th birthday, Academy-Award winning actor Robin Williams sat down with "Fake News and Notes" to answer some questions in an impromptu Q&A regarding the state of film, the upcoming presidential election, and why cats like to stick their butts in people's faces.
Fake News: Robin, first of all, I want to thank you for taking some time out of your busy day to sit down and talk with us.
Robin Williams: Well, it's either with us or against us, as they say. I do say! I delcare! Oh ho, now! There's a declaration! "It is this day, July 21st, 2008, that we declare our independence!" "Wow-wee, look at all them fireworks there, now, Billy Jean! That there's a sight to behold!" "Hey, man! You holdin'? I'm freakin' out here, man!!!"
FN: Yeah... congratulations on your recent Emmy nomination for guest actor in a drama series. I saw your spot on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, and you really seemed comfortable in that medium, unlike a lot of film actors. Would you ever consider a jump into television, say on a show like "Damages" or "Boston Legal?"
RW: Legal beagle? How about the Regal Beagle? "I don't know about this, Larry. Janet's going to be here any minute with Mr. Roper and State Senator Dobson. I don't think I have enough time to persuade these two stewardesses that I'm a Pope's apprentice." "Do you really think you'd make for a great Pope with such a horrendous presentation? Who would honestly ever want to convert to Catholicism after witnessing such a meandering, stupid, fat performance? You're fired!" Oh ho, fire, fire, pants on liar! Liar, Liar! Let's see what I can contort into? Ooh, say, now I'm in a box! Now, I'm in a cupboard! Now, I'm in a missile silo! "You lookin' for dem weapons of mass destruction? They right over there!"
FN: (slight laugh) Good point... you know, I just saw "Man of the Year" for the first time last week, and I'm surprised at how poorly it was received. The concept seemed pretty current, but the execution seemed to miss... something. How do you feel about that film's message?
RW: Message in a baw-tull... message in a baw-tull... Ooh hoo, what if it was a massage in a bottle? Kind of a tight fit, defeats the purpose. Highlights! Fun with a purpose! What about "Highlights: Fun with a Porpoise?" Oh, all the games you could play with your dolphin friends. But "Friends," hey, where's Joey? Where's Ross? "His monkey got out! Someone stop the monkey!" SHOCK the mon-key!
FN: Yeah, that was a pretty good song. Um, I've noticed that in your lengthy career, you really haven't done too many sequels, despite having a slew of hit films under your belt. Is that solely by coincidence, of because you're aware of the ri--
RW: Can you ask me about that dog?
FN: What?
RW: Can you ask me a question about that dog that lady is walking? The one right across the street?
FN: Um, sure. What are your thoughts on that dog across the street?
RW: "How much is that dog-gy in the window?" (laughs) "Who let the dogs out?!! Who?!! Who?!!! Who?!!! Who?!!!" "Hey, man, you know what they say--it's a dog-eat-dog world!" But have you ever seen a dog eat another dog? It'd be anarchy, anarchy everywhere, if dogs were just running around, taking bites out of one another! Why, it'd be truly insane! "Insane in the mem-brane! Insane! Got no brain!"
FN: (sighs) Um,... McCain or Obama?
RW: "Hello?!! This is John McClane!"
FN: No, that's Die Ha--
RW: "Do you hear me? There are 87 Russian terrorists up here! Yippie ki yay, I can't fight them all!" Ooh hoo, or maybe I can! Nun-chuks!
FN: All right, I believe that's all the time we have for today. I want to thank Robin Williams for being with us today.
RW: Being be up, Scotty!
FN: Yeah,...
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