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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
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Stand-Up Comedian
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Illinois
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You should have a value system. You can win if you stick with your value system.
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You shouldn't get too close to the truth, because then maybe you stop being funny.
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Because of the spin-meisters and the focus groups and the way politics is run now. It's run by polls and focus groups. So it's even more true today, I think, than it was some 40 years ago.
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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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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 think there's a part, just a part of comedians, that is still childlike.
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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'm very open to the up-and-comers.
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Well, my career choice made a difference because I never would have met my wife, Jenny. I met her through comedian Buddy Hackett. He set us up on a blind date and then we got married.
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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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I couldn't play off people that I don't personally like.
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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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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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Sometimes you forget you're famous. You wonder, Why is that person staring at me?
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