On the Internet, a quote attributed to the Hollywood actor is popular that sad people are trying to make others happy. We checked whether he said something like that.
The phrase about how unhappy people try to make the lives of others better sounds like this: “I think that the most sad people always try their best to make people around them happy. After all, they know what it feels like to feel absolutely worthless, so they don’t want anyone else to experience the same. ” In different publications, the formulations differ slightly, as is the case when translated, but the meaning remains. The phrase is found on entertainment Portals, in biographical articles About Williams and his collections statements. Social networks (""VKontakte" Facebook*, X) and the platform blog (Livejournal, "Zen") Are also divided by quote indicating the authorship of the actor.
American actor, winner of the Oscar Prize Robin Williams During his life he played more than a hundred roles and was remembered by many viewers with the images of wise, ironic and slightly sad characters (for example, his heroes in the films "Clever Will Hunting" And "Society of Dead Poets"). In 2014, after a long depression, the actor committed suicide that in the eyes of fans added his image even more melancholic features. Therefore, it is easy to believe: such a person could once pronounce the phrase about what unhappy people feel and act. Previously "verified" already Disassembled attributed to Williams quotes - Also about sadness, loneliness and difficult times, but then its authorship could not be confirmed.
As for the analysis of the statement, it is wide Distributed It is with the attribution of the actor not only in Russian, but also on English language. However, in no publication there are no references to the source or any kind of authoritative resource where it would be published indicating the authorship of Williams. “Verified” also could not detect either the primary source that deserves the trust (articles, interviews, actor’s performances), nor publications with a description of the context in which the Oscar -winning actor could say this phrase (for example, the memoirs of his friends and colleagues). At the same time, apparently, the attribution of this quote Williams has become widespread only after his death, although the statement Met On the Internet and until 2014 - Without indicating the author.
Thus, there is no evidence that Robin Williams has any relation to the quotation. “Verified” failed to find the source or other authoritative evidence that he said something like that. And the fact that the Internet users began to massively attribute to him the authorship of the quote only after his death, only adds doubts about the correctness of such an attribution.
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