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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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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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You never know when you'll come upon something and it's going to be fodder for new material.
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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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I am a minimalist. I like saying the most with the least.
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Continuing to do stand-up is always a challenge because the audiences and the environments in which you work very often differ.
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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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I was influenced by every comedian I ever saw work. That's the only way you learn how to do it.
Bob Newhart
One of the first things you ever learn as a stand-up is don't show fear.
Bob Newhart
I feel more comfortable in comedy.
Bob Newhart
Funny is funny is funny.
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Comedians are never really on vacation because you're always at attention... that antenna is always out there.
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There's a lot of cynicism. Let's really enjoy Christmas, with all that's going on in the world.
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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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The only way to survive is to have a sense of humour.
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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'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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You should have a value system. You can win if you stick with your value system.
Bob Newhart
I think one reason for a successful marriage is laughter. I think laughter gets you through the rough moments in a marriage.
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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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I think there's a part, just a part of comedians, that is still childlike.
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