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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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Stand-Up Comedian
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Oak Park
Illinois
George Robert Newhart
George Robert Bob Newhart
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The giant superstars are people whose talent is so enormous that their death wish can't destroy it.
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I've done more than I thought I was ever going to do. I've had a very long and very satisfying career.
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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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I think you should be a child for as long as you can. I have been successful for 74 years being able to do that. Don't rush into adulthood, it isn't all that much fun.
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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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