Rami Malek on the ‘Magnificent Moment’ With Robin Williams

Rami Malek shared a “magnificent moment” he had with the late Robin Williams in a video launched Monday to advertise his cowl story for GQ.

Malek narrated his response to a Quora query about his profession, recalling his time taking pictures “Night at the Museum 3” with the comic: “We were shooting in the British museum, of all places, at night. I see Robin just standing alone, by himself. I got pretty close to him, walked up to him, and he was just staring off in the distance and I said, ‘Are you OK?’ He says back, ‘Man, how often are we going to get a chance to stand right in front of the Rosetta Stone?’”

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“That was just a magnificent moment that I shall never forget,” the Academy Award winner concluded, “and now I get to share it with you. So, here’s to Mr. Williams. Love you, Robin.”

Beyond the lesson on being grateful and dwelling within the second from Williams, Malek shared different real-life takeaways his performing profession has given him with GQ.

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According to his profile within the journal, when he was initially getting ready to play elusive cybersecurity technician Elliot Alderson on USA’s acclaimed “Mr. Robot,” Malek would observe shifting round New York City “undercover,” carrying all grey or black and checking the place all of the cameras had been in public areas.

“These days,” the profile says, “in the thick of new ultra-fame, he will find himself walking around New York City in Elliot invisibility mode, hugging surfaces in a hoodie, which strikes him as slightly sad but mostly funny. To avoid being recognized, the actor now mimics one of the characters that made him recognizable. And it works!”