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"Dante Basco, who played Rufio in the beloved childhood classic Hook, paid tribute to Robin Williams on his blog Tuesday. &amp;quot;Although working with him [in Hook] changed my life, in truth, he impacted me several years before when Dead Poets Society became one of my favorite films and really started me being interested in poetry,&amp;quot; Dante wrote. &amp;quot;I was fortunate to spend private times, many mornings in the makeup chair (which with my tri-hawk hair took hours), just talking about poetry\u2026 And soft spoken and introspectively we would discuss Walt Whitman and Charles Bukowski.&amp;quot; Basco mentioned Williams&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;otherworldly improv skills&amp;quot; and his ability to boost morale on a movie set by keeping everyone laughing. &amp;quot;I just want to bid a sorrowful farewell to one of the greatest I&amp;#039;ve been able to work with and be around, and I&amp;#039;ll always remember my time with you as some of the greatest moments in my life,&amp;quot; he continued. &amp;quot;O Captain! My Captain! See you in Neverland.&amp;quot; Aladdin composer Alan Menken, another Williams collaborator, also released a statement to Billboard after hearing the news of Williams&amp;#039;s death. &amp;quot;If I had only watched Robin Williams on the TV screen, in the movies or on stage, I would consider myself blessed for having simply experienced his brilliance, his joy, his humor, and his heart,&amp;quot; Menken said. &amp;quot;The fact that I had the honor of sharing the creative process with him is an honor and a privilege that I will cherish for the rest of my life.&amp;quot; Follow Eliza on Twitter.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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