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Well I was much too practical to presume to have a career in comedy.
Bob Newhart
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Bob Newhart
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: September 5
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George Robert Newhart
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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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All comedians are, in a way, anarchists. Our job is to make fun of the existing world.
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Marriage and fatherhood heighten the disillusion that we all think we are born handy. We confidently believe that we can fix things around the house, as if it's part of the collective brain that was further enhanced by eighth-grade shop class.
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I am a minimalist. I like saying the most with the least.
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Television series are like the stock market. There's room for bears and bulls but no room for pigs.
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One of the first things you ever learn as a stand-up is don't show fear.
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There's gratification in making somebody laugh. It's a wonderful sound. I find myself, to this day, doing it, wanting to make people laugh.
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One of the first things that you learn as a stand-up is, you're the boss. It's your stage, and don't screw with me because I'll make you look bad, which I had to do, because you wind up with drunks and loud people.
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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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Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on.
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I didn't need the elf outfit to play an elf I could just play an elf.
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I think that what comes through in Chicago humor is the affection. Even though youre poking fun at someone or something, theres still an affection for it.
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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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Sometimes you forget you're famous. You wonder, Why is that person staring at me?
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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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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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I love portraying the totally indifferent person.
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There's a lot of cynicism. Let's really enjoy Christmas, with all that's going on in the world.
Bob Newhart
