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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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Oak Park
Illinois
George Robert Newhart
George Robert Bob Newhart
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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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I love portraying the totally indifferent person.
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Sometimes you forget you're famous. You wonder, Why is that person staring at me?
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But I really believe that if you have the ability, there is an obligation to make people laugh
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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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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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The reason I'm a psychologist is based in part on my telephone routines. Much of my humor comes out of reaction to what other people are saying. A psychologist is a man who listens, who is sympathetic.
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I've been a very lucky actor.
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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 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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I didn't need the elf outfit to play an elf I could just play an elf.
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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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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 feel more comfortable in comedy.
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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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You should have a value system. You can win if you stick with your value system.
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Don't ever have two dogs. That way you won't know which one to blame.
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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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Humor's a weapon if you want to make it one.
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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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