I just made the decision that I was going to try comedy, and if didn't work, then I knew it didn't work.… — 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
I worked in accounting for two and a half years, realized that wasn't what I wanted to do with the rest of… — 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 don't know how doctors pick one specialty over another. Some you can understand. Pediatricians. Or gynecologists delivering babies, bringing a new… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
Probably the best advice I ever got in my life was from the head of the accounting department, Mr. Hutchinson, I believe… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
I don't think of myself as an American Master. I've just been making a living. — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
Mark Twain gave us an insight into the life on the Mississippi at the turn of the century. — 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
