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

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  • Mark Twain gave us an insight into the life on the Mississippi at the turn of the century.
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  • One time I happened to use the word 'denigrate' onstage, and it didn't get any reaction. So as I continued my act, the left side of my brain was fast-forwarding to see if I had any other big words coming up.
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  • People are meant to be certain places, and I think I'm meant to be on a sound stage doing situation comedy.
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  • People have told me, 'My dad passed on, but I have great memories of watching your shows with him.' It doesn't get any better than that.
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  • People with a sense of humor tend to be less egocentric and more realistic in their view of the world and more humble in moments of success and less defeated in times of travail.
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  • Probably the best advice I ever got in my life was from the head of the accounting department, Mr. Hutchinson, I believe at the Glidden Company in Chicago, and he told me, 'You really aren't cut out for accounting.'
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  • Richard Pryor introduced me to the world of the inner city, and the urban world, and did it hysterically. My favorite comedian, even though we work 180 degrees differently, but funny is funny is funny.
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  • Stammering is different than stuttering. Stutterers have trouble with the letters, while stammerers trip over entire parts of a sentence. We stammerers generally think of ourselves as very bright.
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  • Stand-up is different from television. In stand-up, you've got to be in control.
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  • The best advice I was probably given and the best advice I could give someone who is trying to get into the comedy field is to take advantage of every opportunity you have to work to hone your skills.
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  • The first time I got up in front of an audience was terror, abject terror, which continued for another four or five years. There still is, a little bit.
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  • The first time I heard Richard Pryor, I knew he would be a major force in the world of comedy.
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  • The greatest comedian I've ever seen is Jack Benny. He wasn't afraid of the silences.
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  • 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.
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  • The only thing I have never done is a Broadway play. I'm not sure I have the discipline necessary to do a Broadway play. I know it holds a fascination for certain actors.
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  • The only way to survive is to have a sense of humour.
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  • The schizophrenic has no sense of humor. His world is a constantly daunting, unfriendly place.
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  • There are some actresses that can't do comedy; it's too heavy-handed.
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  • 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.
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  • This stammer got me a home in Beverly Hills, and I'm not about to screw with it now.
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