--- title: "10 I think Quotes By Bob Newhart" description: "10 I think quotes by Bob Newhart. Plus more from Bob Newhart and more I think sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a3/bob-newhart-2419_childlike_i-think-there-s-a-part-just-a-part-of-co_1426310.jpg" --- > [I think there's a part, just a part of comedians, that is still childlike.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/i-think-there-s-a-part-just-a-part-of-comedians-that-is-still/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a3/bob-newhart-2419_childlike_i-think-there-s-a-part-just-a-part-of-co_1426310.jpg) > [When I was off TV, people would ask me to please come back, which I think was their way of saying, 'There's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/when-i-was-off-tv-people-would-ask-me-to-please-come-back-which-i/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d6/bob-newhart-2419_ask_when-i-was-off-tv-people-would-ask-me-to_64805.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/i-think-there-s-a-little-confusion-between-humor-and-gross-passing/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44a/bob-newhart-2419_because_i-think-there-s-a-little-confusion-betwe_3049251.jpg) > [People are meant to be certain places, and I think I'm meant to be on a sound stage doing situation comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/people-are-meant-to-be-certain-places-and-i-think-i-m-meant-to-be-on/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e73/bob-newhart-2419_certain_people-are-meant-to-be-certain-places-an_2679359.jpg) > [I've always said people say on a dramatic show, 'I was crying. It was so emotional when he went and grabbed that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/i-ve-always-said-people-say-on-a-dramatic-show-i-was-crying-it-was-so/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84d/bob-newhart-2419_always_i-ve-always-said-people-say-on-a-dramati_446349.jpg) > [Chuck Lorre and I had been talking about doing one of his shows for a while. I said I'd like to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/chuck-lorre-and-i-had-been-talking-about-doing-one-of-his-shows-for-a/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4f/bob-newhart-2419_about_chuck-lorre-and-i-had-been-talking-about_301471.jpg) > [I really don't know what makes a comedian. I think it's a family background and environment. Yet if you put the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/i-really-don-t-know-what-makes-a-comedian-i-think-it-s-a-family/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e48/bob-newhart-2419_backgrounds_i-really-don-t-know-what-makes-a-comedia_272525.jpg) > [If you look at Jack Benny, George Burns, or Don Rickles, they've all had long, successful marriages. So, I think there's something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/if-you-look-at-jack-benny-george-burns-or-don-rickles-they-ve-all-had/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/527/bob-newhart-2419_about_if-you-look-at-jack-benny-george-burns-o_1420807.jpg) > [I think that what comes through in Chicago humor is the affection. Even though you're poking fun at someone or something, there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/i-think-that-what-comes-through-in-chicago-humor-is-the-affection/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/615/bob-newhart-2419_affection_i-think-that-what-comes-through-in-chica_248446.jpg) > [I think the thing about it is when you grow up in Chicago there's such a thing as putting on airs, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/i-think-the-thing-about-it-is-when-you-grow-up-in-chicago-there-s/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9d/bob-newhart-2419_about_i-think-the-thing-about-it-is-when-you-g_2829241.jpg) ## Other authors on I think ## More by Bob Newhart > [Television series are like the stock market. There's room for bears and bulls but no room for pigs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/television-series-are-like-the-stock-market-there-s-room-for-bears/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) > [I didn't need the elf outfit to play an elf; I could just play an elf.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/i-didn-t-need-the-elf-outfit-to-play-an-elf-i-could-just-play-an-elf/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/when-i-was-off-tv-people-would-ask-me-to-please-come-back-which-i/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/i-just-made-the-decision-that-i-was-going-to-try-comedy-and-if-didn-t/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) > [Don't be silly and don't waste your time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/don-t-be-silly-and-don-t-waste-your-time/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/i-m-most-proud-of-the-longevity-of-my-marriage-my-kids-and-my/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) > [The best advice I could give someone trying to get into the comedy field is to take advantage of every opportunity you have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/the-best-advice-i-could-give-someone-trying-to-get-into-the-comedy/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) > [As an actor, you generally want to see the other actor's face.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/as-an-actor-you-generally-want-to-see-the-other-actor-s-face/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) > [You shouldn't get too close to the truth, because then maybe you stop being funny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/you-shouldn-t-get-too-close-to-the-truth-because-then-maybe-you-stop/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) > [But I really believe that if you have the ability, there is an obligation to make people laugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/but-i-really-believe-that-if-you-have-the-ability-there-is-an/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/the-reason-i-m-a-psychologist-is-based-in-part-on-my-telephone/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/i-think-that-what-comes-through-in-chicago-humor-is-the-affection/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) > [I feel more comfortable in comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/i-feel-more-comfortable-in-comedy/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/i-really-don-t-know-what-makes-a-comedian-i-think-it-s-a-family/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) > [I made a record album in 1960 and it exploded, and I got all these offers for TV.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/i-made-a-record-album-in-1960-and-it-exploded-and-i-got-all-these/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/i-think/bob-newhart/#itemlist", "name": "10 I think Quotes By Bob Newhart", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think there's a part, just a part of comedians, that is still childlike.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bob Newhart" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/i-think-there-s-a-part-just-a-part-of-comedians-that-is-still/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a3/bob-newhart-2419_childlike_i-think-there-s-a-part-just-a-part-of-co_1426310.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a3/bob-newhart-2419_childlike_i-think-there-s-a-part-just-a-part-of-co_1426310.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a3/bob-newhart-2419_childlike_i-think-there-s-a-part-just-a-part-of-co_1426310.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think there's a part, just a part of comedians, that is still childlike.” — Bob Newhart", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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 there for us.'", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bob Newhart" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/when-i-was-off-tv-people-would-ask-me-to-please-come-back-which-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d6/bob-newhart-2419_ask_when-i-was-off-tv-people-would-ask-me-to_64805.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d6/bob-newhart-2419_ask_when-i-was-off-tv-people-would-ask-me-to_64805.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d6/bob-newhart-2419_ask_when-i-was-off-tv-people-would-ask-me-to_64805.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“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", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think there's a little confusion between humor and 'gross' passing for humor. 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