The only thing I have never done is a Broadway play. I'm not sure I have the discipline necessary to do a… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
What you see on stage is pretty much the way I am... a dry sense of humor. — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
I'm not a classically trained actor. I'm not a product of Stavlovski method or anything like that. — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
I always hated when the studios just kind of said that anybody can act. You look at people like Spencer Tracy, Henry… — 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
Without great writing, you've got a bunch of actors bumping into each other. — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
I never had an aversion because I was active in the drama club. If I had that aversion I certainly wouldn't put… — 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
