He stood up to corporate greed.
Robin Williams almost didn’t play Genie in Aladdin, because he didn’t want his voice and his likeness to be used to sell toys and merchandise to kids. He said, “The one thing I said was I will do the voice. I’m doing it basically because I want to be part of this animation tradition. I want something for my children. One deal is, I just don’t want to sell anything — as in Burger King, as in toys, as in stuff.”
He even passed on the rights to his name, signature, photograph, and likeness to the Windfall Foundation, a charitable organization. He made sure that there wouldn`t be any advertisements with him for 25 years after his death.
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Rickie 4 year s ago
Can you imagine what he would have said about the absurd state of our society right now. That is precisely why he was taken out in a ritual sacrifice. Did you see the faces when Ricky Gervais let them have it? 
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Rosabel 4 year s ago
Ricky Gervais: "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was three hours long. Leonardo DiCaprio attended the premiere and by the end his date was too old for him."
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Thys 4 year s ago
In 1990, he testified before Congress about preventing homelessness. His speech was in support of an act that would provide homeless people with mental health services and housing. He said, “You can’t keep picking people up, you have to stop them from falling. That’s what I hope.”
yea and look where that idea is today
yea and look where that idea is today
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Brody 4 year s ago
What a man. What a splendid man.
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Amanda 4 year s ago
It's absolutely heartbreaking how such a wonderful, uplifting man can be so overcome by his own sadness. I imagine it was a way for him to cope. By making everyone around him see the light that he could not
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Effy 4 year s ago
He took the cowards way out. He chose to leave the pain for others to deal with.
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Elswood 4 year s ago
Nope he had demons to deal with. They overwhelmed him. So sad for him and his family.
yea and look where that idea is today