When I was off TV, people would ask me to please come back, which I think was their way of saying, 'There's… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
Women are more emotional. They do get flustered. Which is not to say that men are better than they. It's simply the… — 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
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
There are a lot of questions I keep asking myself about why I do comedy. I guess I laugh to keep from… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
You're not dead at 85. You're a long way from it. Go out and enjoy. You've earned it. — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
All comedians are, in a way, anarchists. Our job is to make fun of the existing world. — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
When I started, I was doing all the good comedians I'd ever seen. Then I developed my own voice. My routines are… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
I'm one of those passengers who arrives at the airport five or six hours early so I can throw back a few… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
I don't want to sound like the old guy, but cynicism is a potential danger. It colors our way of looking at… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
I was influenced by every comedian I ever saw work. That's the only way you learn how to do it. — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
It was a decision to work clean. I just prefer to work that way. I have no problem with comedians who don't… — 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
