News | Entertainment
29 Mar 2024 12:41
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Billy Connolly wishes he "could have done more" to help Robin Williams.

    The comedian - who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease last year - has compared himself to the late comedian and admitted he wished he'd been there for the 'Hook' star before he committed suicide last month.


    Asked what he is best at, he said: "Doing nothing. People think it's easy but it takes years of practice. I used to be not quite like Robin Williams, but I'd find it hard to switch off.

    "Robin was 'on' all the time. He was a joy to be around, let me tell you. In all the years I knew him I never got tired of him. He was a one-off, so warm, so human.

    "In my quieter moment I do sometimes think I could have done more [to help him. It's a lonely life, show business. You spend a lot of time on your own, and if you dwell on these things you can hurt yourself, as Robin proved."

    Meanwhile, Billy opened up about Parkinson's disease and insisted he isn't scared of it, but more intrigued.

    Speaking to the Mail on Sunday newspaper's Event magazine, he explained: "Not really. It comes and it goes ... I can't play banjo as well as I used to. It affects my left hand. There's a funny trait I've had all my life.

    "When I'm in danger I go, 'Oh, this is interesting', instead of going, 'Holy s**t, what's happening?' I can stand back and observe it. It was the same in my drinking days.

    "I had out-of-body experiences. I stood and watched myself falling in the street once. I saw myself fall and bounce. There's a time when you have to stop because you become pathetic."

    © 2024 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     29 Mar: Kelly Clarkson is reportedly happy and has no regrets about ending her marriage to Brandon Blackstock
     29 Mar: Eva Mendes says she and Ryan Gosling had a "non-verbal agreement" she'd be a stay-at-home mum
     29 Mar: Rebel Wilson has dec lared she won't be "bullied or threatened" by Sacha Baron Cohen
     29 Mar: Whoopi Goldberg stormed off the stage of 'The View' to tell off an audience member for filming it on his phone
     29 Mar: Machine Gun Kelly is said to be in "good spirits" despite Megan Fox admitting they once called off their engagement
     29 Mar: Inside Islamic State's transformation, from life support to 'slaughtering with gusto'
     29 Mar: Stephen Colbert regrets being one of the famous faces who stoked conspiracy theories about Catherine, Princess of Wales ahead of her cancer treatment announcement
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Calls for Rugby Australia to back their women's game from Chiefs Manawa fullback Renee Holmes More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Innovative New Zealand apple producing company Rockit is focussing on its international expansion More...



     Today's News

    Soccer:
    An 11th-hour broadcast replacement has saved the blushes of administrators in football's A-Leagues 12:27

    Entertainment:
    Kelly Clarkson is reportedly happy and has no regrets about ending her marriage to Brandon Blackstock 12:23

    Living & Travel:
    South Africa bus crash leaves at least 45 dead after vehicle plunges off bridge and catches fire 11:57

    Rugby League:
    Black Ferns fullback Renee Holmes is unlikely to make a code switch to rugby league in the immediate future 11:57

    Entertainment:
    Eva Mendes says she and Ryan Gosling had a "non-verbal agreement" she'd be a stay-at-home mum 11:53

    Law and Order:
    A forensics team is in Auckland's Browns Bay, as investigations continue after one person died, after assaulting someone 11:27

    Entertainment:
    Rebel Wilson has dec lared she won't be "bullied or threatened" by Sacha Baron Cohen 11:23

    Accident and Emergency:
    An eight-year-old child is the sole survivor of a bus crash in South Africa that's killed 45 people 11:07

    Entertainment:
    Whoopi Goldberg stormed off the stage of 'The View' to tell off an audience member for filming it on his phone 10:53

    Cycling:
    Star Belgian cyclist Wout van Aert has had surgery after suffering multiple fractures in a crash which has put his Giro d'Italia entry in doubt 10:47


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2024 New Zealand City Ltd