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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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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
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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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Well I was much too practical to presume to have a career in comedy.
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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've been a very lucky actor.
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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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All I can say about life is, 'Oh God, enjoy it!'
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I think there's a part, just a part of comedians, that is still childlike.
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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'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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But I really believe that if you have the ability, there is an obligation to make people laugh
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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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The giant superstars are people whose talent is so enormous that their death wish can't destroy it.
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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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I'm very open to the up-and-comers.
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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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You shouldn't get too close to the truth, because then maybe you stop being funny.
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