I think there's a part, just a part of comedians, that is still childlike. — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
Comedians are never really on vacation because you're always at attention... that antenna is always out there. — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
Comedians are innately programmed to pick up oddities like mispronounced words, upside-down books on a shelf, and generally undetectable mistakes in everyday… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
All comedians are, in a way, anarchists. Our job is to make fun of the existing world. — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
When I started, I was doing all the good comedians I'd ever seen. Then I developed my own voice. My routines are… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
For some reason, comedians are still children. The social skills somehow never reach us, so we say exactly what we think without… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
It was a decision to work clean. I just prefer to work that way. I have no problem with comedians who don't… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
Television series are like the stock market. There's room for bears and bulls but no room for pigs. — Bob Newhart Copy Share
When I was off TV, people would ask me to please come back, which I think was their way of saying, 'There's nothing out… — Bob Newhart Copy Share
I just made the decision that I was going to try comedy, and if didn't work, then I knew it didn't work. Then I… — Bob Newhart Copy Share
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… — Bob Newhart Copy Share
The best advice I could give someone trying to get into the comedy field is to take advantage of every opportunity you have to… — Bob Newhart Copy Share
You shouldn't get too close to the truth, because then maybe you stop being funny. — Bob Newhart Copy Share
But I really believe that if you have the ability, there is an obligation to make people laugh — Bob Newhart Copy Share
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… — Bob Newhart Copy Share
I think that what comes through in Chicago humor is the affection. Even though you're poking fun at someone or something, there's still an… — Bob Newhart Copy Share
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… — Bob Newhart Copy Share
I made a record album in 1960 and it exploded, and I got all these offers for TV. — Bob Newhart Copy Share
