When I was off TV, people would ask me to please come back, which I think was their way of saying, 'There's… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
I think there's a part, just a part of comedians, that is still childlike. — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
I think that what comes through in Chicago humor is the affection. Even though you're poking fun at someone or something, there's… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
I really don't know what makes a comedian. I think it's a family background and environment. Yet if you put the same… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
If you look at Jack Benny, George Burns, or Don Rickles, they've all had long, successful marriages. So, I think there's something… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
Chuck Lorre and I had been talking about doing one of his shows for a while. I said I'd like to do… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
I've always said people say on a dramatic show, 'I was crying. It was so emotional when he went and grabbed that… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
I think the thing about it is when you grow up in Chicago there's such a thing as putting on airs, you… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
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
I think there's a little confusion between humor and 'gross' passing for humor. That's kind of regrettable, because they aren't the same… — 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 Image
I didn't need the elf outfit to play an elf; I could just play an elf. — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
You shouldn't get too close to the truth, because then maybe you stop being funny. — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
But I really believe that if you have the ability, there is an obligation to make people laugh — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
