Very sad news. I'm none too impressed that he committed suicide; I tend to have very strong views on the responsibility of a person to their loved ones. But still....I realize how bad a state somebody must in to even think about it, and I wish he'd thought about getting help rather than taking that particular route. Mork & Mindy is one of the tv series that has a really special place in my heart. It was one of the first that I remember seeing as a kid when it was aired in the UK. And Robin himself has always been the epitome of humor since that point in time.
This is really sad for everyone involved. Even his bad movies often get belly laughs and he is usually great in them. It's really sad that he didn't seem to find the peace he deserved. He is a similar age to my dad and my dad was hospitalised with depression when me and my brother were both children. I wasn't made too aware of it when I was a child but depression is a really horrid selfish disease that hurts the loved ones of those diagnosed too. Hope his family get lots of support in this difficult time.
He would not want us to cry, he would want us to laugh, he would want us to smile, he would want us to renember him for his hart and soul and his passion
So there's something that worries me about this, about a high profile person who fought depression and couldn't go on. I know a few people with depression and I know of a few people who while I don't know personally, are having a long battle with it. I know how tough and how draining it can be on them to constantly try and get around that imbalance of their brain chemistry, and it scares me a little to think what sort of effect a suicide like this will have on them. It makes me wonder if perhaps they think "here's a guy who was successful, and who fought his demons for so long but ultimately lost. Is this what my future will be like too?". I worry what sort of impact it might have. Maybe I'm just being to much of a worry wart.
Incredibly sad news. Just goes to show how invisible an illness depression is, for someone so seemingly full of happiness and sunshine to end in such a way. RIP for Robin, and my thoughts to his family. ^ByteBack, it can be tough and draining. And, as someone who has depression and comes from a family background of it, it is incredibly saddening to see someone so strong lose the fight. But if anything positive can come out of this, it's a raised awareness of what depression can do to you and how best to cope with it.
The Academy posted that. I've been in shock since I heard the news, but that quote is what finally brought it home for me.
We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for. To quote from Whitman, "O me! O life!... of the questions of these recurring; of the endless trains of the faithless... of cities filled with the foolish; what good amid these, O me, O life?" Answer. That you are here - that life exists, and identity; that the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. That the powerful play *goes on* and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be? - Dead Poet's Society Last known photo
I like to think his death is not in vain. I know someone, somewhere will see that it doesn't have to end like this and if it saves even one life, he did more than just make us laugh or make us happy. I'm so sorry he's gone. So sad he stopped the laughter, but I know he was suffering and we can't know his pain, only he did. Just remember him fondly.
This is sad. I loved most of his movies. I watched mork and mindy as a kid also. I hope zelda is ok. She was just at the smash bros event at e3. I wish his whole family luck and my thoughts are with them.
Robin Williams and Why Funny People Kill Themselves | Cracked.com A thoughtful and well-written piece on how widespread depression is amongst comedians. Worth reading the comments, too.
