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  • Stand-Up Comedian
  • born 1929
  • 165 quotes

Bob Newhart, Stand-Up Comedian (born 1929), is quoted 165 times on QuoteForever. The subjects that come up most often are Comedy, Comedian, Humor and Actors.

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All I can say about life is, 'Oh God, enjoy it!' - Bob Newhart

All I can say about life is, 'Oh God, enjoy it!'

Funny is funny is funny.

I've been a very lucky actor.

I don't have a stack of scripts.

I feel more comfortable in comedy.

I don't have a stack of scripts...

I was very political when JFK ran.

I don't watch that much television.

I'm very open to the up-and-comers.

I'm not what you'd call a Method actor.

Don't be silly and don't waste your time.

Humor's a weapon if you want to make it one.

I still feel thirty, except when I try to run.

I love portraying the totally indifferent person.

If 'The New York Times' says it, it must be true.

I would say I came from upper middle class family.

The only way to survive is to have a sense of humour.

There isn't a comedian in the world that hasn't bombed.

I couldn't play off people that I don't personally like.

I am a minimalist. I like saying the most with the least.

As an actor, you generally want to see the other actor's face.

I don't know how to do a show not in front of a live audience.

Humor is so important to the American scene throughout history.

No matter what hyenas sound like, they are not actually laughing.

The acting is better when you know your material is being judged.

I've been married forty-five years. I think laughter is the secret.

I made people laugh as a kid, but that's not how you make a living.

There is an edginess in my work that people don't always recognize.

I can't remember the last live-action, non-animated Christmas movie.

Well I was much too practical to presume to have a career in comedy.

I have to warn you, I'm not just some sitcom guy. I'm now an author.

I've had time off, and it drove me nuts. I was crawling up the wall.

Don't ever have two dogs. That way you won't know which one to blame.

There are some actresses that can't do comedy; it's too heavy-handed.

I didn't need the elf outfit to play an elf; I could just play an elf.

One of the first things you ever learn as a stand-up is don't show fear.

What you see on stage is pretty much the way I am... a dry sense of humor.

I think there's a part, just a part of comedians, that is still childlike.

Dick Martin, if you put a gun to his forehead, he couldn't tell you a joke.

A collison is what happens when two motorists go after the same pedestrian.

Without great writing, you've got a bunch of actors bumping into each other.

For a comedian, there is nothing better than watching another great comedian.

I don't think of myself as an American Master. I've just been making a living.

Stand-up is different from television. In stand-up, you've got to be in control.

You should have a value system. You can win if you stick with your value system.

I just don't think most people put myself and Robert Frost in the same category.

I made a record album in 1960 and it exploded, and I got all these offers for TV.

Sometimes you forget you're famous. You wonder, Why is that person staring at me?

You shouldn't get too close to the truth, because then maybe you stop being funny.

Sometimes you forget you're famous. You wonder, 'Why is that person staring at me?'

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