One of the greatest times of my life was working with Robin Williams. We were two of a kind and connected immediately like soul mates. Robin GOT me and I GOT him...we were both ADHD, Class clowns, lived our lives like open books yet suffer from the devastating illness of depression. We had many fun moments together and a few deep conversations. He complimented me on my new haircut out of the blue and I think I blushed a thousand shades of red. One day, on the set of Dead Poets, we were outside waiting to get lunch from a chow wagon. I turned around to see him in line behind me, and wondering why he was getting food from the wagon with the crew, said to him...man if I could Carpe your Per Diem I would be at the Hotel DuPont having my lunch! He just about died laughing on my impulsive play on words from the movie and never forgot it. He cajoled and joked with me for the rest of our time together on the set. He continued to use that line in his shows and made variations on it. I ended up having a Tshirt made for him with the Carpe PER Diem on it and gave it to him for Christmas at our cast and crew holiday party. He KISSED me..yes...in front of everyone. I think I may have passed out...I am just heartbroken at the loss of this beautiful soul. I pray for his family, especially his kids. I feel like I lost a big, caring brother who used to look out for me at one time and made me feel like the luckiest girl alive when I was going through such a hard time in my life. I wish I could have talked to him and let him know all these things and how much he meant to me and made me feel special and alive. Such sad irony.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 00:00:28 +0000
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