Overview
- Sally Field told The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that she did not find Robin Williams’ on‑set improvisation funny during the 1993 shoot.
- She said her straight face “drove him mad,” noting that everyone else on set often laughed at his riffs.
- Field recalled finally cracking up when co‑star Pierce Brosnan made a fart noise on his arm during a restaurant scene.
- She also recounted that Williams stopped production for the day so she could go home after receiving devastating news about her father.
- Coverage of the interview has resurfaced as Field promotes Netflix’s Remarkably Bright Creatures, with outlets also noting Mrs. Doubtfire’s standing as a 1990s comedy classic in Williams’ filmography.