Matthew Lawrence says he’ll “never forget” the recommendation of his late co-star Robin Williams.
The previous baby actor was solely 12 years previous when he starred reverse Williams in “Mrs. Doubtfire,” the 1993 basic a couple of household fighting divorce. Lawrence, who performed Williams’ son, instructed Entertainment Weekly on Thursday that they quietly bonded offscreen.
“He really explained his life to me and really brought me in and taught me not just about in front of the camera, but a lot about the behind the camera as well, and how he felt that substances really further pushed his brain to not function properly,” he instructed the outlet.
“And he really opened up with me, and I’ll never forget it,” Lawrence continued. “There were times he would just grab me, and he’d be like, ‘Don’t put that stuff in your body. If I could go back and tell myself, this is why I’m telling you, don’t put that stuff in your body.’”
Lawrence didn’t specify any additional, however Williams had struggled with utilizing substances like cocaine and alcohol.
The actor’s demise in 2014 from suicide shocked the world, notably kids of divorce who knew the late 63-year-old because the decided dad from “Doubtfire.”
“He really quantified what it was to be a real artist for me,” Lawrence instructed EW, including he “was definitely the most brilliant artist I’ve ever worked with. But on top of that, he had the compassion, he had the humility, and he also had these things that he struggled with.”
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An post-mortem later revealed that Williams had been residing with Lewy physique illness, a type of dementia that impacts areas of the mind concerned in motion, reminiscence and pondering.
Williams had overtly mentioned his substance struggles all through his profession and even shared previous moments of relapsing with the world. In an interview with The Guardian in 2010, he recalled quitting alcohol in 1983, however beginning once more in 2003.
“I was in a small town where it’s not the edge of the world, but you can see it from there, and then I thought: drinking … maybe drinking will help,” he instructed the outlet. “Because I felt alone and afraid. It was that thing of working so much, and going fuck, maybe that will help.”
Williams added, “And it was the worst thing in the world.”
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