He Helped Ethan Hawke Rise to Fame
During Ethan Hawke’s 2018 appearance on The Graham Norton Show, he recalled working with Williams on Dead Poets Society, and how Williams forced him to take his work seriously. In fact, Hawke thought Williams despised him during filming. “I really wanted to be in character, and I really didn’t want to laugh,” Hawke said. “The more I didn’t laugh, the more insane he got. He would make fun of me.”