I've actually gone to the zoo and had monkeys shout to me from their cages, "I'm in here when you're walking around like that?"
Interpretation
This quote humorously highlights the absurdity of human behavior as viewed from an animal's perspective.
Robin Williams uses humor to illustrate how animals, particularly monkeys, perceive human actions as strange or amusing. By imagining a monkey's reaction to seeing a person stroll by, he evokes a playful commentary on self-awareness and the quirky nature of human life.
In practice
This quote would be great for a comedy show to illustrate the silliness of how we sometimes act without realizing it.
It's that idea that you can have one drink - and no you can't. Within a week I was drinking heavily. It was so quick that even I was like, 'Wow.' Because you have that initial warm feeling going, 'Oh, I remember this'. And your body does, too. And your body goes, 'Yeah, so do I'. Then the demon voice comes, 'Yeah, so do I. You know what would be great? You know we bought a little bottle before? A full bottle would be wonderful'.
I always thought the idea of education was to learn to think for yourself.
Sometimes over things that I did, movies that didn't turn out very well - you go, 'Why did you do that?' But in the end, I can't regret them because I met amazing people. There was always something that was worth it.
I've never been asked to appear on 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!,' so I guess I mustn't be on the professional skids just yet.
The Statue of Liberty is no longer saying, 'Give me your poor, your tired, your huddled masses.' She's got a baseball bat and yelling, 'You want a piece of me?'
I write on big yellow legal pads - ideas in outline form when I'm doing stand-up and stuff. It's vivid that way. I can't type it into an iPad - I think that would put a filter into the process.
SIREN, n. One of several musical prodigies famous for a vain attempt to dissuade Odysseus from a life on the ocean wave. Figuratively, any lady of splendid promise, dissembled purpose and disappointing performance.
There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.
The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.
Men capable of governing empires fail to control a small white ball, which presents no difficulties whetever to others with one ounce more brain than a cuckoo clock. I wish to goodness I knew the man who invented this infernal game. I'd strangle him. But I suppose he's been dead for ages. Still, I could go and jump on his grave.
If the Martians ever find out how human beings think, they'll kill themselves laughing.
If I close my eyes and think of Hollywood, all I see is one big varicose vein.
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