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The giant superstars are people whose talent is so enormous that their death wish can't destroy it.
Bob Newhart
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Bob Newhart
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: September 5
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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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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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All comedians are, in a way, anarchists. Our job is to make fun of the existing world.
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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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Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on.
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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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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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Don't ever have two dogs. That way you won't know which one to blame.
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I couldn't play off people that I don't personally like.
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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 shouldn't get too close to the truth, because then maybe you stop being funny.
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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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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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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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I love portraying the totally indifferent person.
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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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