People are meant to be certain places, and I think I'm meant to be on a sound stage doing situation comedy. — 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
More and more, as I get older, people come up to me and say, 'Thank you for all the laughter.' And my… — 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
I have no intention of retiring; I can't imagine not doing stand-up. That's where I started and where I'll be. — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
I don't know how many sacred cows there are today. I think there's a little confusion between humor and gross passing for… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on. — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
I certainly don't delude myself that there aren't certainly more important things to do in life than make people laugh, but I… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
I gave up accounting. I went in for about six months writing ad copy. I was fired from that, and then another… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
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… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
I never had an aversion because I was active in the drama club. If I had that aversion I certainly wouldn't put… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
I didn't know I was cool, but I was very flattered that some of the younger comedy writers came up to talk… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
The best advice I could give someone trying to get into the comedy field is to take advantage of every opportunity you… — 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
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
