Quotes by Bob Newhart

Bob Newhart

Bob Newhart

American stand-up comedian and actor

Lived from: 1929 -

Category: Comedians | Movie Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 5 september 1929

  • The first time I heard Richard Pryor, I knew he would be a major force in the world of comedy.
  • The highest of highs is to have a new routine that you're just breaking in and that's working, and that's - you're one step removed doing a situation comedy because you have a live audience there.
  • There was a sea of change in comedy in the late 1950s and '60s. We were dealing with vignettes as opposed to jokes. We were more socially aware.
  • I'm most proud of the longevity of my marriage, my kids, and my grandchildren. If you don't have that, you really don't have very much.
  • The greatest comedian I've ever seen is Jack Benny. He wasn't afraid of the silences.
  • For some reason, comedians are still children. The social skills somehow never reach us, so we say exactly what we think without weighing the results.
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  • 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' was the best television, the best cast, the best-written television show ever.
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  • A lot of money is spent trying to keep people alive who don't necessarily want to be alive.
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  • All comedians are, in a way, anarchists. Our job is to make fun of the existing world.
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  • Chuck Lorre and I had been talking about doing one of his shows for a while. I said I'd like to do 'The Big Bang Theory,' because I think it's the best written, most intelligent show on television.
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  • Comedians are innately programmed to pick up oddities like mispronounced words, upside-down books on a shelf, and generally undetectable mistakes in everyday life.
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  • Comedians are never really on vacation because you're always at attention... that antenna is always out there.
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  • Dick Martin, if you put a gun to his forehead, he couldn't tell you a joke.
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  • Don Rickles and I are best friends. I know that might seem strange to those who know Don only by reputation, but somebody has to be his friend. Just to make sure I don't forget, Don gave me a doormat that sits just outside the front door of my house. It reads: 'The Newharts: The Rickleses Best Friends.'
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  • Don't live in the past. There's no point. You can't change anything. What a waste of time.
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  • For a comedian, there is nothing better than watching another great comedian.
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  • For some reason, comedians are still children. The social skills somehow never reach us, so we say exactly what we think without weighing the results.
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  • I was influenced by every comedian I ever saw work. That's the only way you learn how to do it.
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  • I'm most proud of the longevity of my marriage, my kids, and my grandchildren. If you don't have that, you really don't have very much.
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  • I've been a very lucky actor.
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  • If you look at Jack Benny, George Burns, or Don Rickles, they've all had long, successful marriages. So, I think there's something about laughter and the durability of a marriage.
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  • It was a decision to work clean. I just prefer to work that way. I have no problem with comedians who don't work that way. There was a temptation in the early '70s to reconsider. I decided against it.
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  • It's getting harder and harder to differentiate between schizophrenics and people talking on a cell phone. It still brings me up short to walk by somebody who appears to be talking to themselves.
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  • It's kind of hard coming from 'Saturday Night Live,' which is a sketch-driven show, to a movie.
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  • Jack Benny was, without a doubt, the bravest comedian I have ever seen work. He wasn't afraid of silence. He would take as long as it took to tell the story.
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  • Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on.
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What are the most famous quotes from Bob Newhart?

The two most famous quotes from Bob Newhart are:

  • "'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' was the best television, the best cast, the best-written television show ever."
  • "A lot of money is spent trying to keep people alive who don't necessarily want to be alive."

When did Bob Newhart live?

Bob Newhart was born in 1929.