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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
George Robert Bob Newhart
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Women are more emotional. They do get flustered. Which is not to say that men are better than they. It's simply the way it is.
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Don't ever have two dogs. That way you won't know which one to blame.
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I don't want to find the secret. I'm afraid all the joy will go out of it if I find the secret.
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I feel more comfortable in comedy.
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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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I think there's a part, just a part of comedians, that is still childlike.
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I think everyone probably starts out sounding like someone else, but gradually you develop your own sound.
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I am a minimalist. I like saying the most with the least.
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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 only way to survive is to have a sense of humour.
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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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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've been married forty-five years. I think laughter is the secret.
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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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Television series are like the stock market. There's room for bears and bulls but no room for pigs.
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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 didn't need the elf outfit to play an elf I could just play an elf.
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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 love portraying the totally indifferent person.
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