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The only way to survive is to have a sense of humour.

Bob Newhart

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Bob Newhart
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: September 5
Actor
Comedian
Film Actor
Stand-Up Comedian
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Oak Park
Illinois
George Robert Newhart
George Robert Bob Newhart
Humour
Survive
Sense
Way

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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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All comedians are, in a way, anarchists. Our job is to make fun of the existing world.
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I love portraying the totally indifferent person.
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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've been told to speed up my delivery when I perform. But if I lose the stammer, I'm just another slightly amusing accountant.
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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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Well I was much too practical to presume to have a career in comedy.
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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 there's a part, just a part of comedians, that is still childlike.
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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 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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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 really don't know what makes a comedian. I think it's a family background and environment. Yet if you put the same ingredients in another person, he may never utter a funny line.
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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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You never know when you'll come upon something and it's going to be fodder for new material.
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You shouldn't get too close to the truth, because then maybe you stop being funny.
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Funny is funny is funny.
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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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There's a lot of cynicism. Let's really enjoy Christmas, with all that's going on in the world.
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