"Your line is 'I wish to free the Genie'...."

"A woman appreciates a man who can make her laugh!" I have always loved being around people who knew how to truly make me laugh. Genuinely laugh, not "oh haha that's funny" when it's really not. In my opinion laughter is one of the best ways to heal illness and pain. It's very rare to find someone who is truly funny and brings so much joy to everyone around them. This man did that and more. As many people know, I am a huge Disney dork, and my first Williams film was the Disney classic Aladdin. I laugh at every moment with the Genie in that movie even though I can quote the movie from beginning to end at this point. He played the Genie and made that character iconic because of his incredible talent. The millions of voices and impressions he did in the movie make it truly hilarious. Every time I watch the movie I always say "I would have loved to have been in the recording studio while doing this movie." Another Williams favorite of mine and the family's is Mrs. Doubtfire. So much so that when I was 2....yes, 2 years old....my mother and father taught me some impressions including the infamous "Helloooooo!" from the movie and a lovely story of trying to get me to say that into the voicemail machine, but I'm sure my mother will be sharing that story in her post or probably already has. The point is this man has been a big name in film and I have admired him my whole life. He was and will always be one of my favorite actors and the fact that he was suffering from something so sad like depression makes this so much harder to grasp. What a happy, funny person who brought so much laughter to so many people for so many years only to find that he was suffering with depression. Saying "you don't know what happens behind closed doors" is quite an understatement. I always saw this man as immortal because every time I saw him, he was smiling and laughing. I like to think that he found happiness in his characters, that was his escape from his problems that he was facing, but sometimes our demons are too strong for us to handle and they overcome us. I also want to take this post and make sure to celebrate the wonderful talent and man he was. I know we weren't best friends or anything, but he was the person I would go to to make me laugh and take my troubles of the day away even if it was just for an hour or two. He was incredibly funny and incredibly talented as some of his serious roles are some of the most beautiful roles I've had the honor to see played on screen. All my life I have wished to one day meet this man and even act alongside him and unfortunately that will not happen, but I will still remember him and his role he played in my life growing up. Robin Williams, you created so many happy moments for so many people, but especially me and I want to thank you for being that person who could genuinely make me laugh. You will be missed. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to find one of my favorite Disney movies and laugh with a friend like Genie and don't worry, I'll keep you posted.