Williams Quotes

I didn't get to meet Hank Williams. I was in the Air Force on Okinawa when he passed away.

I wish there was a painter who could paint as well as Ted Williams could hit.

I always wanted a guitar. I always wanted to be a cowboy singer because I also listened to Hank Williams, and he would always sing these neat romantic songs.

For me, Robbie Williams was a massive influence when I was growing up. But also Cheryl Cole. Being in her presence was intimidating, because she's so hot.

Ted Williams was the greatest hitter I ever saw, but DiMaggio was the greatest all around player.

I'm Serena Williams on the court, but away I have so many different names. I call myself Butterfly.

My manager was Buddy Glee, who put me together with Mike Curb, and was basically the idea to bring some soul to the label and bring something different to the label besides the Hank Williams situation.

I think most people read and re-read the things that they have liked. That's certainly true in my case. I re-read Pound a great deal, I re-read Williams, I re-read Thomas, I re-read the people whom I cam to love when I was at what you might call a formative stage.

For a man who purports to have learned of media ethics only this month, Mr. Williams has spent an undue amount of time appearing as a media ethicist on both CNN and the cable news networks of NBC.

I put on the Hank Williams and the Patsy Cline and the Rosemary Clooney on vinyl - I'm not trying to be some cool indie-rock person, I just love the way it sounds - and throw on a T-shirt and jeans. In Texas, we practically come out of the womb in jeans.

Tennessee Williams was a gifted talker with a beautiful accent and we had lots of things in common.

I got Jimmy Hall from Wet Willie and he also plays now with Hank Williams Jr.

As an actor, I felt I couldn't compete. I wasn't as cute as the leading man; I wasn't as brilliant as Robin Williams.

I'm not gonna lie, I love Usain Bolt and Serena Williams. What I love about Serena is that she just gets on the floor and she dominates. She handles her business very well, I respect that.

Whether it's people walking off 'The View' when Bill O'Reilly makes a statement about radical Islam or Juan Williams being fired for expressing his opinion, over-reaching political correctness is chipping away at the fundamental American freedoms of speech and expression.

A man has to have goals - for a day, for a lifetime - and that was mine, to have people say, 'There goes Ted Williams, the greatest hitter who ever lived.'

The Williams sisters, they have this power. They have this ability to come back from nowhere.

If Ted Williams just tip his cap once he could be elected Mayor of Boston in five minutes.

I think Ricky Williams had his time in the limelight. And I think it was good for what it was worth, and that was that.

I am very proud of my name. My full name is Richard Treat Williams.

I indeed had only one scene, one speech, one little speech, but it was with Robin Williams.

Which Esther Williams do you want to hear about?

Robin Williams understands sonic performances. He understands what it's like to change your voice up.

I think people think Jim Carrey's just wild and crazy. He really is very disciplined. It is true of Eddie Murphy and Robin Williams as well.

With 'Good Will Hunting,' Miramax made certain the recruited audience wasn't expecting to laugh at Robin Williams like they normally do. From my limited experience, you can really blow test screenings by conducting them in the wrong way.

That's something Mary Lou Williams used to tell me: If you're not feeling right about what you're doing and you play a minor tune it all comes back, falls into place. I don't know if that's true, but I do it.

I think you have everyone kind of pulling on the same end of the rope. It's not like you're Robin Williams and everyone else is a deaf mute. It's like - there's plenty of help.

And, I'd never done Tennessee Williams, and I had done Broadway musicals, so it was a challenge.

My father had a varied ear, from Hank Williams to Ravel.

People feel the worst film I made was 'Jack.' But to this day, when I get checks from old movies I've made, 'Jack' is one of the biggest ones. No one knows that. If people hate the movie, they hate the movie. I just wanted to work with Robin Williams.