Head Quote by Bob Newhart

I have often been told that I have many of the same mannerisms as Jack Benny and certainly Bob Cummings.

— Dwayne Hickman

My idol was Jack Benny and he was the master of subtlety and timing.

— Don Knotts

Everybody ought to listen to Benny [Carter]. He's a whole musical education.

— Miles Davis

Listen to John Coltrane enough and after two bars, just two bars at any place, and you know that's him. We all have signature…

— Bill Cosby

The way that I teach now is just by listening. I listen a lot.

— Wayne Dyer

Jack Benny had style from the beginning. He stood straight and walked kind of sideways as if he were being gently shoved by a…

— William Saroyan

I never got lessons. I took influence from Chet Baker, Ian Dury, and Joe Strummer. I don't hear my voice and think, 'Yeah, that's…

— King Krule

Jack Benny was a very warm person and a very appreciative person.

— Thurl Ravenscroft

When I first met Benny Goodman he wouldn't talk about anything but clarinets, mouthpieces, reeds, etc. When I tried to change the subject, he…

— Artie Shaw

I was trained completely by ear. And it was actually diving into the Bach that led me to get - there was like a…

— Chris Thile

You can't teach it [jazz singing]. There's nobody who can teach you how to sing jazz. Either you know how to sing jazz, or…

— Tony Bennett

“I reached over and turned on the Buick Roadmaster’s radio. It was Sunday night, and the Jack Benny program was starting. Even Rochester’s interactions…

— Bobby Underwood