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I couldn't play off people that I don't personally like.
Bob Newhart
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Bob Newhart
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: September 5
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Illinois
George Robert Newhart
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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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You shouldn't get too close to the truth, because then maybe you stop being funny.
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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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All I can say about life is, 'Oh God, enjoy it!'
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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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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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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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One of the first things you ever learn as a stand-up is don't show fear.
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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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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'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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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 was influenced by every comedian I ever saw work. That's the only way you learn how to do it.
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Humor's a weapon if you want to make it one.
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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 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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Comedians are never really on vacation because you're always at attention... that antenna is always out there.
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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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In today's world, you would call my father mostly unaccessible. I'm not sure that isn't true of most fathers at that time. He went through the Depression. I don't know what that would have done to my psyche.
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