Robin Williams' daughter Zelda talks pursuing acting: 'I knew I was never going to be my father'
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Actor Robin Williams (R) poses with his daughter Zelda Williams as they arrive in Hollywood, California November 9, 2009. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT) (Reuters)
Actress Zelda Williams isn’t worried about being compared to her famous father, late comedian/actor Robin Williams.
“I didn’t go into acting with any ideas of where I’d wind up,” the 27-year-old told PEOPLE magazine. “Maybe this is pessimistic, but I knew I was never going to be my father, so I went into it because I love it.”
But like Robin, Zelda wants to do more than just appear in front of cameras. She explained to the celebrity news publication that screenwriting is another passion.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}ZELDA WILLIAMS PROMOTES MENTAL HEALTH
“It’s not some ‘Let me get back at my parents by being more famous’ kind of thing,” she said. “I wrote a young adult TV show that I hope I get to make because I have five godchildren.”
Zelda, who found solace in writing and acting after her father’s passing in 2014 at age 63 from suicide, also hopes to make a lasting impact in Hollywood.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“I grew up with ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and shows that didn’t sexualize everything and didn’t titillate everything,” she said. “I’m like, can you just give someone a really smart, spunky female lead? I want the butt-kicking show!”