"I wonder if anyone will ever know about the emptiness of my life. Or wonder about me and ask themselves what manner of man I was. How to ever tell them, how to ever explain. How to say I never found love, how to say it was all my fault. Who can say where it all goes wrong?"
- Kenneth Williams
"... And the way that Shelley puts it, 'We are a portion of everything we've ever loved.' And I think it is those loves that form the tissue if you like of belief and faith. Because acting is all about faith. Performing is making an act of faith, believing you can create reciprocity between the auditorium and the stage.
And that's why when the atheist says 'what if life's pointless, what if it's all a joke?' It has to be answered by the comedian, 'well, if it is a joke, let's make it a good one.'"
- Kenneth Williams
"Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing."
It's amazing to hear Ken distancing himself from the gay world referring to "these queens" and "homosexuals" as though he wasn't one! I know that he had to be careful professionally not to out himself or be "outed" but it's the deliberate way he does it.
As far as I’m aware, it was something about himself he was never comfortable with. He wished it away and often felt defeated that it wouldn’t go. Sweetly, he proposed to Maggie Smith, and she was so kind to him.
I have always admired and loved dear Kenneth.Such a gentle soul and so so talented.Left this world far far too early.Always thinking of you Kenneth.I can just imagine how you are all making them laugh upstairs God rest your dear soul love you always Jeremy Allfrey.
They brought us so much pleasure all of them as a child of the 70s ! It’s such a shame some of them had deep troubles and some died so young god rest them all and thank you all ! May you rest in peace !
The 4 men most associated with the carry ons are kenneth williams 26 charles hawtrey 23 sid james 19 and kenneth connor 17 frankie howard wasnt that much associated with them he was only in 2
Samantha Spiro was fantastic as Barbara Windsor - and even better on stage than in the TV adaptation. It's a shame she's mostly ended up playing second fiddle to others in subsequent TV shows. Someone with her comic ability should really have had her own show. But the UK has never really made much of it's best female comic talents.
I'm not convinced he was held back or repressed. Some people are introverts who value privacy but have trained themselves to be extroverts in public, to entertain or teach or otherwise function with others -- as a role or performance. I believe that he dressed and acted as he did by choice. He was no unhappier than most people, just a bit more eccentric in his own unique way.
