Robin Williams: Unknown Facts About the Comedy Legend

A Hand in Hawke’s Rise to Fame

During Ethan Hawke’s 2018 appearance on The Graham Norton Show, he spoke about working with Williams on Dead Poets Society, and how Williams really got him to take his art seriously. Hawke actually thought Williams didn’t like him during filming. “I really wanted to be in character, and I really didn’t want to laugh,” Hawke said. “The more I didn’t laugh, the more insane he got. He would make fun of me.”

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