--- title: "10 Like Quotes By Bob Newhart" description: "10 Like quotes by Bob Newhart. Plus more from Bob Newhart and more Like sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ea/bob-newhart-2419_actor_i-m-not-a-classically-trained-actor-i-m_1643251.jpg" --- > [I'm not a classically trained actor. I'm not a product of Stavlovski method or anything like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/i-m-not-a-classically-trained-actor-i-m-not-a-product-of-stavlovski/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ea/bob-newhart-2419_actor_i-m-not-a-classically-trained-actor-i-m_1643251.jpg) > [No matter what hyenas sound like, they are not actually laughing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/no-matter-what-hyenas-sound-like-they-are-not-actually-laughing/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/160/bob-newhart-2419_actually_no-matter-what-hyenas-sound-like-they-ar_347702.jpg) > [I am a minimalist. I like saying the most with the least.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/i-am-a-minimalist-i-like-saying-the-most-with-the-least/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06d/bob-newhart-2419_introvert_i-am-a-minimalist-i-like-saying-the-most_1786038.jpg) > [Comedians are innately programmed to pick up oddities like mispronounced words, upside-down books on a shelf, and generally undetectable mistakes in everyday…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/comedians-are-innately-programmed-to-pick-up-oddities-like/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb6/bob-newhart-2419_books_comedians-are-innately-programmed-to-pic_1777671.jpg) > [I don't want to sound like the old guy, but cynicism is a potential danger. It colors our way of looking at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/i-don-t-want-to-sound-like-the-old-guy-but-cynicism-is-a-potential/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/426/bob-newhart-2419_colors_i-don-t-want-to-sound-like-the-old-guy-b_2723906.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 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) > [I loved 'Everybody Loves Raymond' because I like Ray and I thought it was beautifully cast, I thought it was great writing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/i-loved-everybody-loves-raymond-because-i-like-ray-and-i-thought-it/) [Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f52/bob-newhart-2419_beautifully_i-loved-everybody-loves-raymond-because_2923314.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) > [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 Like ## 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/like/bob-newhart/#itemlist", "name": "10 Like Quotes By Bob Newhart", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm not a classically trained actor. 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