--- description: O Captain, my Captain! title: Robin Williams' Most Memorable Lines: His Best Moments in Photos image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt27248a357c09b853/69869f43810bbbc915c92fb4/271549_full.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Robin Williams' Most Memorable Lines by [Joseph C. Lin](/author/joseph-c-lin/) ## Joseph C. Lin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 12, 2014 8:02 PM CUT  WHAT DREAMS MAY COME, Robin Williams, 1998, © Polygram Filmed Entertainment WHAT DREAMS MAY COME, Robin Williams, 1998, © Polygram Filmed EntertainmentPolygram Filmed Entertainment by [Joseph C. Lin](/author/joseph-c-lin/) ## Joseph C. Lin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 12, 2014 8:02 PM CUT Robin Williams’ diverse films have been been enjoyed by millions around the world. Take a look back at some of the most memorable lines he’s brought to life in a career spanning more than thirty years.  "Na-Nu Na-nu." Mork (Mork & Mindy) JIim Britt—ABC/Getty Images  "Go on, lean in. Listen, you hear it? — Carpe — hear it? — Carpe, carpe diem, seize the day boys, make your lives extraordinary." John Keating (Dead Poet’s Society) Buena Vista Pictures  "Now in this class you can either call me Mr. Keating, or if you're slightly more daring, O Captain, my Captain." John Keating (Dead Poet’s Society) Buena Vista Pictures  "Bangarang!" Peter Pan (Hook) TriStar Pictures  "You'll have bad times, but it'll always wake you up to the good stuff you weren't paying attention to." Sean Maguire (Good Will Hunting) Miramax  "You don't know about real loss, 'cause it only occurs when you've loved something more than you love yourself." Sean Maguire (Good Will Hunting) Miramax  "To be my own master. Such a thing would be greater than all the magic and all the treasures in all the world." Genie (Aladdin) Disney  "You treat a disease, you win, you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you, you'll win, no matter what the outcome." Hunter “Patch” Adams (Patch Adams) Universal Pictures  "Good morning, Vietnam! Hey, this is not a test. This is rock and roll. Time to rock it from the delta to the DMZ!" Adrian Cronauer (Good Morning, Vietnam) Buena Vista Pictures  "Helloooooo!" Mrs. Doubtfire (Mrs. Doubtfire) 20th Century Fox  "But if there's love, dear... those are the ties that bind, and you'll have a family in your heart, forever. All my love to you, poppet, you're going to be all right... bye-bye." Mrs. Doubtfire (Mrs. Doubtfire) 20th Century Fox  "A whole human life is just a heartbeat here in Heaven. Then we'll all be together forever." Chris Nielsen (What Dreams May Come) Polygram Filmed Entertainment ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3104086/robin-williams-most-memorable-lines/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3104086/robin-williams-most-memorable-lines/"},"headline":"Robin Williams' Most Memorable Lines","datePublished":"2014-08-12T20:02:11.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:07:55.070Z","description":"O Captain, my Captain!","url":"https://time.com/3104086/robin-williams-most-memorable-lines/","keywords":["movies","robin williams"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt27248a357c09b853/69869f43810bbbc915c92fb4/271549_full.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Joseph C. 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