Sally Fieldis reflecting on her time getting to knowRobin Williams.
During thePEOPLE & Entertainment WeeklyRed Carpet Liveshow ahead of theSAG Awards 2023on Sunday, the actress, 76, recalled making the1993 comedyMrs. Doubtfirewith the comedian, who died in 2014 at 63.
“What you think about immediately is Robin. There isn’t a moment of it that’s not filled with my love and joy at being in his presence,” she said. “I mean, Robin was Robin. He was everything he seemed to be: a generous, loving, sweet, geniously talented man.”
“We all miss him,” added Field. “He should be growing old like me, for God’s sakes. I hate it that he isn’t here.”
Sally Field.Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock for SAG Awards
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Field, who is being honored withthe SAG Awards' Life Achievement Awardat this year’s ceremony, admitted she doesn’t watch any of her past projects but does hold onto fond memories from most.
“I have memories, I think, of almost everything I’ve done,” she said. “Except sometimes something will pop up and before I turn it off, and in the really young days of television, where I actually do not remember — I don’t remember being there, I don’t remember saying that. So it’s like literally an out-of-body experience.”
Field added, “But, you know, it’s almost 60 years ago. I’m allowed to forget some of those days!”
Field and Williams played exes inMrs. Doubtfire, which also starred Pierce Brosnan, Matthew Lawrence, Mara Wilson, Lisa Jakub and Harvey Fierstein.
Director Chris Columbus toldSF Gatein 2021 it would be unfeasible toever do a sequel without Williams. “It’s impossible. It’s just impossible,” Columbus said at the time of anyone else playing the role. “… Robin was one-of-a-kind.”
The 2023SAG Awardsceremony is airing live on Sunday, Feb. 26 from the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
source: people.com
