--- title: "10 Kind Quotes By Bob Newhart" description: "10 Kind quotes by Bob Newhart. Plus more from Bob Newhart and more Kind sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23f/bob-newhart-2419_count_i-can-t-do-a-one-camera-show-i-don-t-kno_2058764.jpg" --- > [I can't do a one-camera show. I don't know how to do that kind of show where you count in your head…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/i-can-t-do-a-one-camera-show-i-don-t-know-how-to-do-that-kind-of-show/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23f/bob-newhart-2419_count_i-can-t-do-a-one-camera-show-i-don-t-kno_2058764.jpg) > [It's kind of hard coming from 'Saturday Night Live,' which is a sketch-driven show, to a movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/it-s-kind-of-hard-coming-from-saturday-night-live-which-is-a-sketch/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da8/bob-newhart-2419_coming_it-s-kind-of-hard-coming-from-saturday-n_1254118.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) > [I don't know how many sacred cows there are today. I think there's a little confusion between humor and gross passing for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/i-don-t-know-how-many-sacred-cows-there-are-today-i-think-there-s-a/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/278/bob-newhart-2419_comedy_i-don-t-know-how-many-sacred-cows-there_2487444.jpg) > [I kind of do it in my head, then I'll try pieces of it on stage and if it looks promising, I'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/i-kind-of-do-it-in-my-head-then-i-ll-try-pieces-of-it-on-stage-and-if/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/263/bob-newhart-2419_comedy_i-kind-of-do-it-in-my-head-then-i-ll-try_1696510.jpg) > [I gave up accounting. I went in for about six months writing ad copy. I was fired from that, and then another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/i-gave-up-accounting-i-went-in-for-about-six-months-writing-ad-copy-i/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/422/bob-newhart-2419_accounting_i-gave-up-accounting-i-went-in-for-about_1747290.jpg) > [I always hated when the studios just kind of said that anybody can act. You look at people like Spencer Tracy, Henry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/i-always-hated-when-the-studios-just-kind-of-said-that-anybody-can/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/456/bob-newhart-2419_about_i-always-hated-when-the-studios-just-kin_2396785.jpg) > [Doormen are kind of invisible, people don't know their names. They just say, Thank you, or Good morning. I'd never thought about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/doormen-are-kind-of-invisible-people-don-t-know-their-names-they-just/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b69/bob-newhart-2419_doors_doormen-are-kind-of-invisible-people-don_1913752.jpg) > [I found the most difficult thing when you became successful - when I had the record album, it won Album of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/i-found-the-most-difficult-thing-when-you-became-successful-when-i/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89e/bob-newhart-2419_album_i-found-the-most-difficult-thing-when-yo_715152.jpg) > [I always stayed away from political commentary. First of all, I didn't feel entitled. What I may feel about a candidate, I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/i-always-stayed-away-from-political-commentary-first-of-all-i-didn-t/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83d/bob-newhart-2419_about_i-always-stayed-away-from-political-comm_572640.jpg) ## Other authors on Kind ## 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/kind/bob-newhart/#itemlist", "name": "10 Kind Quotes By Bob Newhart", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I can't do a one-camera show. 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