The only interviewer ever to interest Robin Williams in conversation so he doesn't just get bored and start entertaining. Mind you this was Robin's high energy coke years too.
Very good point. I used to find Robin’s manic performances on interview shows exhausting and they always smacked of a certain desperation on his part. Anyway, Cavet knew how to converse intelligently and listen, and Williams was an intelligent and introspective guy.
I’d argue this is a rare exception to the rule, vs the standard. Think about it like when Conan has a fellow comedian on. Good interviewer + professional colleague = better raport
When he said “when somebody says no audience is a bad audience, those are the dumb people” it made me think of people that say the customer is always right...
@Jay Harter I think people have totally misused that statement in this really silly common way. I think what is originally intended by the phrase is something like "what emerges is what the customer recognizes and demands"
@@bholaoates1542 Sadly ECT was all they had for the longest time. Anti depressant meds were just being developed back then and untreated depression consumed people I watched his show religiously and actually bought his first book. I was a kid and he was an idol of mine. As good as he was, his real ambition was to be an actor. He always was sharp insightful sophisticated and funny. One of a kind.
@@JaysonT1 From Wiki: _In 1980 Cavett experienced what he characterized as his "biggest depressive episode". While on board a Concorde before takeoff, Cavett broke out into a sweat and became agitated. After he was removed from the plane, Cavett was taken to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, where he later underwent electroconvulsive therapy. Regarding this method of treatment, Cavett is quoted as saying, "In my case, ECT was miraculous. My wife was dubious, but when she came into my room afterward, I sat up and said, 'Look who's back among the living.' It was like a magic wand."_
@Jay Harter He killed himself because of Lewey Body Dementia. He was facing a very scary terminal disease that would've slowly taken everything away from him until it killed him. I wonder how the world would've reacted if he went to a right to die state and opted for doctor assisted suicide. I wonder if people would've been supportive of that or if they would've demonized him.
@@linnycrocus6023 Come on Linny, that was a horseshit diagnosis that nobody had ever heard of prior to his suicide. He was an extremely depressed human being as are all gifted artists. He knew the truth of this world & whatever was going on in his, he couldn't catch a mental break. It breaks our hearts, but he just couldn't take the mental strain of this world anymore, Lewy Body Dementia was a PR release to help us all understand his decision. He was a closet Christian living in San Francisco, tough environment for a low-key believer.
Christopher Reeve was his college roommate. He wrote something to the effect that Robin would sometimes need to switch off the humor and just talk to someone, and that Christopher was always there to listen.
So. I had a dream about you once. We just, hung around. I felt so embaraased and robbed when i woke up, I couldn't watch for a couple months. I dont really have the energy for much on youtube anymore. But when I did, you were a great escape. Thank you
Cavett was so freaking underrated. He is probably the only interviewer/host I've seen that has been able to keep Robins calm(er) and comfortable enough to have a serious conversation. Quite a rare siting.
@@charissac118 Yeah. BTW, if you'r interested in Robin Williams and good interviewers, here's one with Brian Linehan: ua-cam.com/video/B5uWBxvX_fc/v-deo.html
Who underrated him...? I think only you! You are the only one talking about Dick as being underrated...so it must be you! Everyone else says he was the best interviewer on television.
Dick Cavett makes you feel like you are part of a friendly private conversation instead of a television interview. Fantastic interviewer and personality.
Robin Williams was a total genius. Mischievous, a mind as quick as lightning, the outlook of an innocent child, the heart of a poet....I selfishly really wish he was still here. What an amazing legacy...to be loved by so many people.
I used to be ignorant to depression, thinking it was just people who were p@ssies but man when you experience it, it’s so ominous, every drink, every snort, every smoke & every shoot just strengthens the problem in to a state where it ultimately kills you, wouldn’t wish it upon my worst enemy.
@@thomassmith2227 psychedelics can show you the root issue behind the unhappiness, it can be intense. By learning about the issue, you can adjust its grip and see true happiness. Not for everyone though.
this man had money all his life, big houses, private school, rich parents and in the end he still wasn't truly happy but made others happy his death is so tragic
I think if he ever did feel "truly happy" then he may not of been as great a performer as he was. I'm inclined to think that he probably only felt really alive when he was entertaining people and had their attention. And that it was the pain of his life which in turn fueled his high level of success. Personally, I have had fairly significant battles with Anxiety that have culminated into some deep bouts with Depression. And its not something you can merely outthink your way out of. You feel helpless to it. So...you often just have to keep yourself busy. Preoccupy your mind with enough work and responsibilities in order to drown out the feelings of existential dread. DO NOT FORGET!!! Robin was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia before he took his own life. This terrible disease would've eventually taken away his ability to perform. It was already very likely impairing his ability to perform everyday tasks.
He was always busy, that why he was so successful. Especially people like Williams, Belushi, Pryor, they put so much energy out there to perform and receive so much adulation over it, do they get depress just being themselves.
Remember the expression, "money doesn't buy happiness." It's like being lonely in a room full of people. He also had health problems, very serious ones at the end. I'm sure the years of using drugs probably contributed to his later health problems. He may have been depressed at the end, but he killed himself primarily because of the debilitating health issue he had that had no cure.
Happiness had nothing to do with why he did what he did. Robin was always able to improvise, as we all saw. When the degenerative disease he had started to affect that, he didn't see any way forward. I can imagine losing what makes a person who they are and seeing the future of losing yourself would make you think about and commit suicide.
I think Stephen Colbert tried to do something similar in his first year, but there's just not enough slack left in media for quiet, interesting things.
He had LBD, a severe degenerative brain disease which lead to his suicide, which was only found after the autopsy. One of the worst cases ever. It wasn't a simple matter of voluntary suicide.
He didn't kill himself.... He was smurfing like David caridine. He had the belt between the closet door and frame and this is done so you can use two hands and sometimes when you finish you can pass out if your not careful.... Calling it a suicide was just the media being polite imo.
@@-41337 Wtf are you talking about, no suicide is a simple voluntary decision, there is always a very big reason behind it, and mostly that reason is depression.
What made him the perfect host is, he gave his guests room to express themselves. Not the type of host who tries to be funny and draw attention on himself.
He didn't commit suicide because of depression. They found out during the autopsy that he'd had Lewy Body Dementia. It ravages the brain, turns people into vegetables and he felt his mind slipping away day by day without knowing why.
That is a terrible thing to write about someone, Nola. Drug addiction, or any addiction for that matter, happens when a person is lacking a necessity in life.
Robin Williams didn't kill himself because he was depressed. He killed himself because he had Lewy body dementia (this has nothing to do with depression), which was slowly (and literally) tearing his mind apart and driving him deeper into dementia. I think it's a very important distinction to make because Williams always used his depression in positive ways, rather than as an excuse to harm himself or keep himself shut down.
I loved Dick's show the most out of any talk show (still today) because of the intelligence level and the important conversations he would take the time to have with people. It wasn't just an interview about their latest project or an aside on some funny thing that happened when they were six. Dick would ask actually thoughtful, intelligent questions around greater subjects like depression, addiction, alcoholism, abuse, political issues, etc., and would treat everyone like they had something unique to contribute.
Quite eerie to me to hear a contemplative Robin Williams discussing depression, the sad condition that took his life eventually. We forget how human entertainers are, and how the performance of their craft demands such intestinal fortitude in the face of an all too demanding - and often cruelly critical - audience. Cavett is wonderful as every of course. Makes me realise how a conversation like this could almost never be repeated whilst under interrogation by any of the talk show hosts active today.
Depression didn't take his life, a brain disease he was suffering from called Lewy Body Dementia was eating his brian alive. It hadn't been diagnosed because it is rare. But that suffering led to his suicide.
At 1:46 for me I felt that was the real Robin Williams we were seeing there, and the side that he kept hidden for years behind the loveable guy we saw in films and tv. Such a shame he's no longer with us, a wonderful talent that will be solely missed.
Wish I was old enough to have seen this Cavett fellow's show while it was happening. I've been going through clips on youtube, its awesome! Wish there were interviewers like this today
RIP absolute legend, still remember many of his movies that were part of my childhood ... Mrs Doubtfire, Hook, Jumanji still watch them and will show them to my kids !
I still cry over this man, I can't even watch Hook anymore it's honestly depressing. When he died its like I lost a family member. What dreams may come is also a great underrated movie imo
I can't believe this channel only has 185k subs. I don't know I this was a time when people had conversations, but I know this man had many great conversations with great people. You can't find that today. And certainly not on national television.
Dick Cavett is one of the greatest interviewers to bless Television back then and UA-cam now. He knows how to relate to his guest and speak openly , making his guest open up in return. It’s relatable to us the audience and far more. RiP Robin
i have recently discovered dick cavett through youtube. for whatever reason, i never knew this man existed (i was born in the 70's). this man is a national treasure, you name the country. thank you dick. thank you so very much
Man, I miss Robin Williams. As a kid, I was enthralled with the show Mork & Mindy. My favorite part of every episode was when he would talk with Orson at the end.
As a musician of over 20 years, I've never gotten booed. I've not seen many booed. But when comedians get booed, it can crushing. Because ALL comedians are method actors to a degree. Their always in character. Good to see Robin disengage his auto pilot, even if it was rare.
Finally, Robin don't a real interview. Wow. Amazing insight to his mind. Thanks. I hate his performing interviews where he never answers a single question. Just hit s voices and strung out
God I love Robin Williams. I feel like I've "known" him my whole life (Mork and Mindy when I was wee, then early standup specials, even before he was big in movies). I miss him. I hope he is in a better place.
Remember people .... depression can be clinical, rather than about a person's attitude or approach to life. Attitude and approach might be the cause and changing it will help or solve some depressives. But sometimes there is actually something wrong in the function of the brain and body, which attitude changes can't entirely fix.
Robin Williams didn’t kill himself because of depression. He was diagnosed with a degenerative disease and decided to take his own life rather than fade slowly. Go read the interviews with his wife after he died. And what you’re posting is a very toxic and unhelpful way to view depression, the myth of it being something purely physical was created by the big pharmas in the USA to sell anti depressants which have little more effect than placebos.
Really nice interview. This is the first time I've seen the sensitive, introverted side of Robin. I can' think of any other interviewer that could have brought that out apart from this guy.
Boy oh BOY, I want a time machine. "Don't mind me, Mr Williams, just quietly throttling these clowns for you. You rock, by the way, eternity loves you".
I know robin is the subject here, but dick cavett really is the GOAT talk show host. Calm, cool, relaxing, great listener, clever, intelligent, but best of all he could always get something great out of his guest. Absolute master
That affected me quite a bit more than I guessed! Somehow, we have GOT to find a way to remember that we are ALL just humans. I should get that tattooed on my ass and show everybody.
The only interviewer ever to interest Robin Williams in conversation so he doesn't just get bored and start entertaining. Mind you this was Robin's high energy coke years too.
Very good point.
I used to find Robin’s manic performances on interview shows exhausting and they always smacked of a certain desperation on his part.
Anyway, Cavet knew how to converse intelligently and listen, and Williams was an intelligent and introspective guy.
He might have taken cocaine in this interview. I don't mind if anyone takes cocaine, but to abuse it, that's not good...
Edit: RIP Robin Williams!
Robin said once that cocaine actually calmed him down.
Lee Thompson people I know that smoke weed all day have anxiety and depression
Lee Thompson I’m not promoting cocaine, I’m just relaying his claimed experience in response to what the OP said.
I'm glad Dick decided to put his archives online, what a goldmine ! Thank you.
i like Dick
umanu nice
@@umanuu Lol don't say it like that it sounds kinda... You know...
He did it cause he aint be a Dick.
Dick died 14 years ago... The company that owns the rights to his show thought it would be a good revenue stream.
Cavett was so good. The conversation just flows.
Only with white people 🤣🤣
@@MRSPACECAT have you seen him with Tina Turner?
jerjer b it’s just a joke I bet he was ok with people but the interviews I watched with Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy were just uncomfortable 🤣
MR SPACECAT 1980 That sounds a bit like an over generalization, the interview I’ve seen with Jimi Hendrix was great.
Oh! Dick Cavett is the best. You will see the coolest people go on his show. Thats where the cool people like asked questions..
Its strange how talk shows back then used to involve real conversations.
I’d argue this is a rare exception to the rule, vs the standard. Think about it like when Conan has a fellow comedian on. Good interviewer + professional colleague = better raport
you should watch The Breakfast Club on UA-cam. they're really good for that
@@Darrytheprince Nah I don't like those guys
@@whrobert9940 to each his own
@@Darrytheprince breakfast club show is the real deal. they know how to interview
When he said “when somebody says no audience is a bad audience, those are the dumb people” it made me think of people that say the customer is always right...
Hallelujah. (And it has bred generations of really rude customers, which is a terrible shame).
@Jay Harter I think people have totally misused that statement in this really silly common way. I think what is originally intended by the phrase is something like "what emerges is what the customer recognizes and demands"
mike gallimore 👌🏽
The people that take that quote too literally are the most stupid people lol
Yes!!!!
Dick himself suffered from depression for years and had a career in stand up and as an actor. Some of Dick's questions are telling..
That's corect. He underwent some type of electro-convulsive therapy for depression in 1980.
@@bholaoates1542 Sadly ECT was all they had for the longest time. Anti depressant meds were just being developed back then and untreated depression consumed people I watched his show religiously and actually bought his first book. I was a kid and he was an idol of mine. As good as he was, his real ambition was to be an actor. He always was sharp insightful sophisticated and funny. One of a kind.
@@peterjeffery8495 Interesting stuff Peter.
@@bholaoates1542 I don't think that was available in 1980...
@@JaysonT1 From Wiki: _In 1980 Cavett experienced what he characterized as his "biggest depressive episode". While on board a Concorde before takeoff, Cavett broke out into a sweat and became agitated. After he was removed from the plane, Cavett was taken to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, where he later underwent electroconvulsive therapy. Regarding this method of treatment, Cavett is quoted as saying, "In my case, ECT was miraculous. My wife was dubious, but when she came into my room afterward, I sat up and said, 'Look who's back among the living.' It was like a magic wand."_
This is maybe the first Robin Williams interview I’ve seen where he’s just being himself.
@Jay Harter He killed himself because of Lewey Body Dementia. He was facing a very scary terminal disease that would've slowly taken everything away from him until it killed him. I wonder how the world would've reacted if he went to a right to die state and opted for doctor assisted suicide. I wonder if people would've been supportive of that or if they would've demonized him.
Ironically enough I feel like he is being more chameleon-like in this interview and is actually mimicking Cavett’s energy and his crowd.
Agreed. And you can tell that he's trying hard to remain himself, and not let the "mask" take over, here.
@@linnycrocus6023 Come on Linny, that was a horseshit diagnosis that nobody had ever heard of prior to his suicide. He was an extremely depressed human being as are all gifted artists. He knew the truth of this world & whatever was going on in his, he couldn't catch a mental break. It breaks our hearts, but he just couldn't take the mental strain of this world anymore,
Lewy Body Dementia was a PR release to help us all understand his decision. He was a closet Christian living in San Francisco, tough environment for a low-key believer.
Christopher Reeve was his college roommate. He wrote something to the effect that Robin would sometimes need to switch off the humor and just talk to someone, and that Christopher was always there to listen.
This is so cool. Certainly the most restrained I have ever seen him in an interview. Probably cause Dick Cavett is so relaxing and actually cool.
He’s an intellectual interviewer who can hold meaningful conversations unlike the children entertainers on tv nowadays
So. I had a dream about you once. We just, hung around. I felt so embaraased and robbed when i woke up, I couldn't watch for a couple months. I dont really have the energy for much on youtube anymore. But when I did, you were a great escape. Thank you
Cavett was so freaking underrated. He is probably the only interviewer/host I've seen that has been able to keep Robins calm(er) and comfortable enough to have a serious conversation. Quite a rare siting.
He was actually huge in the day.
@@alukuhito right but not as big as Johnny. I think Dick was better bc he had more in-depth convos
@@charissac118 Yeah. BTW, if you'r interested in Robin Williams and good interviewers, here's one with Brian Linehan: ua-cam.com/video/B5uWBxvX_fc/v-deo.html
@@alukuhito I'll check it out thank you
Who underrated him...? I think only you! You are the only one talking about Dick as being underrated...so it must be you! Everyone else says he was the best interviewer on television.
Dick Cavett makes you feel like you are part of a friendly private conversation instead of a television interview. Fantastic interviewer and personality.
Robin Williams was like raw genius through persistent nervous energy.
What?
Having done lots of cocaine myself, I can immediately see him displaying the mannerisms of a person who is very high on.... cocaine.
That's just drugs.. stop putting people on a pedestal for no reason
He had a very high IQ.
@@muhchrome9860 So anyone can take drugs and become as AMAZIN' as Robin Williams?
That's amazin'.
Robin Williams was a total genius. Mischievous, a mind as quick as lightning, the outlook of an innocent child, the heart of a poet....I selfishly really wish he was still here. What an amazing legacy...to be loved by so many people.
This is the most focused and normal i've ever seen him
Thank you Dick Cavett
Cocaine
I used to be ignorant to depression, thinking it was just people who were p@ssies but man when you experience it, it’s so ominous, every drink, every snort, every smoke & every shoot just strengthens the problem in to a state where it ultimately kills you, wouldn’t wish it upon my worst enemy.
If you are not happy for any reason, no drug will ever make it better.
Roger same here dude
@@thomassmith2227 psychedelics can show you the root issue behind the unhappiness, it can be intense. By learning about the issue, you can adjust its grip and see true happiness. Not for everyone though.
Thomas Smith honesty just broke up with my girlfriend and smoking weed has been helping me ish 😂
@@thomassmith2227 Unless those drugs are antidepressants
This is sad gold.
Still gold never the less.
Indeed, a tragic topic and hint at what was to come.
@@ileanasantamaria2364 well, his suicide was prompted by Lewy Body Dementia.
this man had money all his life, big houses, private school, rich parents and in the end he still wasn't truly happy but made others happy his death is so tragic
I think if he ever did feel "truly happy" then he may not of been as great a performer as he was. I'm inclined to think that he probably only felt really alive when he was entertaining people and had their attention. And that it was the pain of his life which in turn fueled his high level of success. Personally, I have had fairly significant battles with Anxiety that have culminated into some deep bouts with Depression. And its not something you can merely outthink your way out of. You feel helpless to it. So...you often just have to keep yourself busy. Preoccupy your mind with enough work and responsibilities in order to drown out the feelings of existential dread.
DO NOT FORGET!!! Robin was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia before he took his own life. This terrible disease would've eventually taken away his ability to perform. It was already very likely impairing his ability to perform everyday tasks.
He was always busy, that why he was so successful. Especially people like Williams, Belushi, Pryor, they put so much energy out there to perform and receive so much adulation over it, do they get depress just being themselves.
@@acbulgin2 no need to be rude it's an opinion
Remember the expression, "money doesn't buy happiness." It's like being lonely in a room full of people. He also had health problems, very serious ones at the end. I'm sure the years of using drugs probably contributed to his later health problems. He may have been depressed at the end, but he killed himself primarily because of the debilitating health issue he had that had no cure.
Happiness had nothing to do with why he did what he did. Robin was always able to improvise, as we all saw. When the degenerative disease he had started to affect that, he didn't see any way forward.
I can imagine losing what makes a person who they are and seeing the future of losing yourself would make you think about and commit suicide.
"If your parents never had children, chances are you won't, either." -- Dick Cavett
🤔🤔Wait a minute😂😂
Lol. It’s genetic
"Celibacy is not hereditary."
- Murphy's Laws on Sex
Cavett seems like a therapist here. Gets him to feel comfortable and express his true self. Best host I’ve seen.
I love Dick Cavett - such a gentle but an intelligent and welcoming prescence. :)
very intelligent
Rest in powerful peace my favorite celebrity and homie of all time 🙏
Robin McLaurin Williams
21 July 1951 ~
11 August 2014⚘
I wish modern late night shows were like this, it just feels so much more engaging.
I think Stephen Colbert tried to do something similar in his first year, but there's just not enough slack left in media for quiet, interesting things.
What a fresh take!
Modern TV producers wouldn't allow it.
“DONALD TRUMP BAD”
Amazing to see a show host who listens and doesn't just wait for his turn to talk. Does anyone still have this skill?
Such a sad loss, losing Robin. He was a brilliant conedian AND actor.He could bring such joy to people, so sad that he couldn't help himself.
Awesome generic comment!
He had LBD, a severe degenerative brain disease which lead to his suicide, which was only found after the autopsy. One of the worst cases ever. It wasn't a simple matter of voluntary suicide.
He didn't kill himself.... He was smurfing like David caridine.
He had the belt between the closet door and frame and this is done so you can use two hands and sometimes when you finish you can pass out if your not careful.... Calling it a suicide was just the media being polite imo.
New Lucas he cut his wrists also..
@@-41337 Wtf are you talking about, no suicide is a simple voluntary decision, there is always a very big reason behind it, and mostly that reason is depression.
"Sometimes you can't help but feel depressed."
What made him the perfect host is, he gave his guests room to express themselves. Not the type of host who tries to be funny and draw attention on himself.
what a sweet & beautiful man he was. RIP Robin. if only he could have made it through one more day. but I totally understand the pain of depression.
He didn't commit suicide because of depression. They found out during the autopsy that he'd had Lewy Body Dementia. It ravages the brain, turns people into vegetables and he felt his mind slipping away day by day without knowing why.
I guess we were lucky to have him for as long as we did. Pure entertainment ALL the time. RIP Robin
Robin Williams had such a Brilliant Mind. You can see it here openly. What a loss.
I miss Robin Williams soo much😔
Life hurts, and it’s hurts a bit more now that he isn’t in it.
You’ll be right
only time when it stops its when we are gone. So i try to enjoy even the pain. just saying
MorbidManMusic Again Yes it can be good, and so can surgery without anaesthetic, it can save your life, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt.
I felt this
Robin got depressed whenever he ran out of cocaine. Cavett was a great one - super-smart without ever making anyone feel dumb, including the audience.
Nola Anderson except when he talked to some black people. Then Cavett turned into an idiot.
Cocaine can mask the symptoms of depression. Self medicating
Robin made a lot of noise to drown out the crushing despair of silence, where his depression would creep back in
That is a terrible thing to write about someone, Nola. Drug addiction, or any addiction for that matter, happens when a person is lacking a necessity in life.
This is the most soulless and heartless thing I've ever read that someone's said about Robin. You cold, cold hag.
Realer than anything you'll hear on a late night show anymore. truthful conversation instead of superficial fluff
R. I. P.
Robin Williams didn't kill himself because he was depressed. He killed himself because he had Lewy body dementia (this has nothing to do with depression), which was slowly (and literally) tearing his mind apart and driving him deeper into dementia. I think it's a very important distinction to make because Williams always used his depression in positive ways, rather than as an excuse to harm himself or keep himself shut down.
Trust the legend Dick Cavett to bring the legend Robin Williams into a space for some real talk! Nice window into some serious words.
I loved Dick's show the most out of any talk show (still today) because of the intelligence level and the important conversations he would take the time to have with people. It wasn't just an interview about their latest project or an aside on some funny thing that happened when they were six. Dick would ask actually thoughtful, intelligent questions around greater subjects like depression, addiction, alcoholism, abuse, political issues, etc., and would treat everyone like they had something unique to contribute.
This show is amazing.
Quite eerie to me to hear a contemplative Robin Williams discussing depression, the sad condition that took his life eventually. We forget how human entertainers are, and how the performance of their craft demands such intestinal fortitude in the face of an all too demanding - and often cruelly critical - audience.
Cavett is wonderful as every of course. Makes me realise how a conversation like this could almost never be repeated whilst under interrogation by any of the talk show hosts active today.
Let's bring back CONVERSATION! (I notice that with texting people are beginning to lose this ability).
@gary jones Yes. And with Lewy Body Dementia comes hallucinations and paranoia. I agree with you. I would certainly want out.
Probably damaged his brain with too much cocaine use.
Depression didn't take his life, a brain disease he was suffering from called Lewy Body Dementia was eating his brian alive. It hadn't been diagnosed because it is rare. But that suffering led to his suicide.
At 1:46 for me I felt that was the real Robin Williams we were seeing there, and the side that he kept hidden for years behind the loveable guy we saw in films and tv. Such a shame he's no longer with us, a wonderful talent that will be solely missed.
I can honestly say only one of a very few celebs who have passed away that I really miss. Rest easy Robin 🙏
I have always and forever will be in love with Robin Williams. Just want to hug him and make him as happy as he made other people 💝
Wish I was old enough to have seen this Cavett fellow's show while it was happening. I've been going through clips on youtube, its awesome! Wish there were interviewers like this today
March 2021: the World is an empty place without you Robin...💟
RIP absolute legend, still remember many of his movies that were part of my childhood ... Mrs Doubtfire, Hook, Jumanji still watch them and will show them to my kids !
I wish I could thank Robin for all the joy he has brought me in my life,I've nothing but respect for him
I still cry over this man, I can't even watch Hook anymore it's honestly depressing. When he died its like I lost a family member. What dreams may come is also a great underrated movie imo
There is no interviewer like this these days . Please bring back this style . Even Robin Williams is calm 💕
This is the best talk show ever. Thanks for posting for us in later generations.
When he talks about the improv and the unknown. Beautiful
I relate to this a bit too much. Cavett and Williams both suffered with depression. We find the humor in our struggles as a coping mechanism.
I miss Robin so much 😞😞
The world will never recover from the early loss of this man.
I've never seen Dick Cavett before. He knows his stuff - Robin RIP x
I can't believe this channel only has 185k subs. I don't know I this was a time when people had conversations, but I know this man had many great conversations with great people. You can't find that today. And certainly not on national television.
Rip mr Williams 🙏 miss your comedic spark
I always saw him in character. This was nice.
He was lovely.
I wish I could've gave Robin a hug. Depression/poor health can affect anyone, no matter how much money they have.
the world needed a Robin Williams more now :')
The unknown. The special land.
Dick Cavett is one of the greatest interviewers to bless Television back then and UA-cam now.
He knows how to relate to his guest and speak openly , making his guest open up in return. It’s relatable to us the audience and far more.
RiP Robin
Both of these men were unbelievably ahead of their time
i have recently discovered dick cavett through youtube. for whatever reason, i never knew this man existed (i was born in the 70's).
this man is a national treasure, you name the country.
thank you dick. thank you so very much
We chose to remember Robin as a sweet, uplifting and genuine soul. I’m sure he’s still cracking jokes on the other side 😇
The look he gave at 2:08 when he said "maintaining that is a very scary thing"....ooof in the feels
Man, I miss Robin Williams. As a kid, I was enthralled with the show Mork & Mindy. My favorite part of every episode was when he would talk with Orson at the end.
So hard to watch after what we know now. RIP.
As a musician of over 20 years, I've never gotten booed. I've not seen many booed.
But when comedians get booed, it can crushing. Because ALL comedians are method actors to a degree. Their always in character. Good to see Robin disengage his auto pilot, even if it was rare.
Hearing Robin's oh-so-sweet voice, makes me bitter-sweetedly ache.
Finally, Robin don't a real interview. Wow. Amazing insight to his mind. Thanks. I hate his performing interviews where he never answers a single question. Just hit s voices and strung out
God I love Robin Williams. I feel like I've "known" him my whole life (Mork and Mindy when I was wee, then early standup specials, even before he was big in movies). I miss him. I hope he is in a better place.
Rest in powerful peace my favorite celebrity (and homie) of all time Robin Williams
✌ ❣ ⚘ ⚘ 🎶 ✊
This is such a treasure, thank you so much
A true legend who left a gap in the world of the arts that never ever can be filled
Class.
Dick Cavett was the best interviewer. I wish current show hosts would watch and learn from him.
It sucks seeing people that made us so happy be so sad.
Nanu nanu
Robin was a style icon
Remember people .... depression can be clinical, rather than about a person's attitude or approach to life. Attitude and approach might be the cause and changing it will help or solve some depressives. But sometimes there is actually something wrong in the function of the brain and body, which attitude changes can't entirely fix.
One of the most common side effects of many pharmaceuticals is Suicidal Ideation
Robin Williams didn’t kill himself because of depression. He was diagnosed with a degenerative disease and decided to take his own life rather than fade slowly. Go read the interviews with his wife after he died. And what you’re posting is a very toxic and unhelpful way to view depression, the myth of it being something purely physical was created by the big pharmas in the USA to sell anti depressants which have little more effect than placebos.
@@rickycheese5879 thi ^
cbf posting because this post wasn't contending that, they were just flogging drugs lmao
@@rickycheese5879 ..that ...in a way is good to hear.
Great moment
Cavett interviewed Jimi Hendrix in the second year of his show. He got truth from Jimi as well. Ahead of his time
Yeah but he was a bit of an asshole to Jimi too
@@africanchina1 Well, Jimi was a bit of an asshole.
Really nice interview. This is the first time I've seen the sensitive, introverted side of Robin. I can' think of any other interviewer that could have brought that out apart from this guy.
This is refreshing
The talk show hosts of ye olden days were amazing. Intelligent, respectful, classy. That's long extinct so I treasure these videos.
Cavett was classy. I still cry sometimes thinking about Robin Williams
I never got over his depression.
Robin was so damn brilliant. he is so terribly missed. the unknown, the special land.
"that is where I like to go...the special land" you can understand why a Julliard graduate became epic.
Great interview .
Boy oh BOY, I want a time machine.
"Don't mind me, Mr Williams, just quietly throttling these clowns for you. You rock, by the way, eternity loves you".
I know robin is the subject here, but dick cavett really is the GOAT talk show host. Calm, cool, relaxing, great listener, clever, intelligent, but best of all he could always get something great out of his guest. Absolute master
What a loss but he is in heaven now thank you robin williams for making us laugh to the hard times
Two legends!
Dick Cavett is such a master he can make Robin Williams talk seriously.🦘
This is leaps and bounds above modern talk shows: Today's hosts should take notes.
You know the thing about all this is we still treat artist the same way today.
young robin williams
That affected me quite a bit more than I guessed! Somehow, we have GOT to find a way to remember that we are ALL just humans. I should get that tattooed on my ass and show everybody.
Oh Robin....💜 Still, very much missed, forever Rest In Peace.🕊
I'm so use to hearing fake laughs this sounds more real
Dick Cavett was great at interviews. Also...a small small window into Robin Williams true feelings.