I really don't know what makes a comedian. I think it's a family background and environment. Yet if you put the same… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
Marriage and fatherhood heighten the disillusion that we all think we are born handy. We confidently believe that we can fix things… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
I think there are still words you can't use in family entertainment that you can use in a sitcom today. — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
I think there's a part, just a part of comedians, that is still childlike. — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
Because of the spin-meisters and the focus groups and the way politics is run now. It's run by polls and focus groups.… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
I was not influenced by Jack Benny, and people have remarked on my timing and Jack's timing, but I don't think you… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
Stammering is different than stuttering. Stutterers have trouble with the letters, while stammerers trip over entire parts of a sentence. We stammerers… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
I think everyone probably starts out sounding like someone else, but gradually you develop your own sound. — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
I think that what comes through in Chicago humor is the affection. Even though youre poking fun at someone or something, theres… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
I think one reason for a successful marriage is laughter. I think laughter gets you through the rough moments in a marriage. — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
You may not think I'm a sex symbol, but I became a father at the age of 48. Now young people think… — 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
