Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar remembers Robin Williams in an Instagram post
Actor and comedian Robin Williams remembered today on the one-year anniversary of his death on August 11, 2014.
Williams, 63, was regarded by all of his peers as an extremely brilliant man. Close friend David Letterman remembered him as “nothing we had ever seen before.”
Images from Williams’ professional life colored the internet Tuesday with photos from all of his most memorable moments, according to CNN.
Among the shared memories was one from actress Sarah Michelle Gellar. She played across from Williams as his daughter in the CBS sitcom, “The Crazy Ones.” Gellar posted a picture on Instagram of the Boston Public Garden bench that was featured in the Oscar-winning movie, “Good Will Hunting,” staring Williams, and at the time, new face to the screen, Matt Damon. The bench was part of the most beloved scene from the film in which Williams and Damon experience the true value of meaningful life experiences.
With her photo, Gellar included a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson:
“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of the intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the beauty in others; to leave the world a bit better wether (sic) by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that one life has breathed easier because you lived here. This is to have succeeded.”
“You succeeded RW,” she added.
After Williams’ death, the bench became a memorial for him by fans who wrote quotes from the film in the ground.
“Your move, chief,” refers to the sarcastic nickname that Williams’ character, psychiatrist Sean Maguire, uses on the brilliant yet troubled janitor played by Damon.
“Sorry, guys, I went to see about a girl,” recalls a story Maguire shares with the younger character that later influences his views on love.
One of the comments left on Gellar’s post was, “So beautifully written and so true.”