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Comedians are never really on vacation because you're always at attention... that antenna is always out there.
Bob Newhart
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Bob Newhart
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: September 5
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George Robert Bob Newhart
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The best advice I could give someone 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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Well, my career choice made a difference because I never would have met my wife, Jenny. I met her through comedian Buddy Hackett. He set us up on a blind date and then we got married.
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You shouldn't get too close to the truth, because then maybe you stop being funny.
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I've been told to speed up my delivery when I perform. But if I lose the stammer, I'm just another slightly amusing accountant.
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I never had an aversion because I was active in the drama club. If I had that aversion I certainly wouldn't put myself in the position of being on stage. Of course, in the drama club you're hiding behind a character.
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I kind of do it in my head, then I'll try pieces of it on stage and if it looks promising, I'll put it together.
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Don't ever have two dogs. That way you won't know which one to blame.
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Because of the spin-meisters and the focus groups and the way politics is run now. It's run by polls and focus groups. So it's even more true today, I think, than it was some 40 years ago.
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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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All I can say about life is, 'Oh God, enjoy it!'
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In today's world, you would call my father mostly unaccessible. I'm not sure that isn't true of most fathers at that time. He went through the Depression. I don't know what that would have done to my psyche.
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The only way to survive is to have a sense of humour.
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