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.
Interpretation
The quote humorously expresses that not being invited to a reality show implies the speaker is still in a good place professionally.
In this quote, Robin Williams uses humor to suggest that not being called to appear on a reality show, which often features faded celebrities, indicates that he is still considered relevant in his career. The phrase 'professional skids' refers to a decline in one's professional status, and by making this joke, Williams cleverly highlights his successful standing in the entertainment industry while poking fun at the fleeting nature of celebrity.
In practice
In a comedy show, to illustrate the unpredictable nature of fame.
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.
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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.
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I always say that I've been in a bad mood for maybe 35 years now. I try to lighten it up, but that's what comes out when you get me on camera.
You can make fun with Saddam Hussein jokes ... but you can't make fun of, say, the concentration camps. I think my target was not so much evil, but benign stupidity people doing stupid things without realising or, instead, thinking they were doing good.
Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him.
They all laughed when I said I wanted to be a comedian. Well, they're not laughing now.
Laugh at your problems; everybody else does.
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