Bob Newhart Quotes
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I think one reason for a successful marriage is laughter. I think laughter gets you through the rough moments in a marriage.
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If you look at Jack Benny, George Burns, or Don Rickles, they've all had long, successful marriages. So, I think there's something about laughter and the durability of a marriage.
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I wasn't the class clown. I wasn't that obvious. There would be a circle of guys, and they're watching the class clown. And I'm standing in the back, and I turn to the guy next to me and I say something funny to him, and he starts to laugh. And the guy next to him says, 'What did he say?'
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Stand-up is different from television. In stand-up, you've got to be in control.
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I don't want to sound like the old guy, but cynicism is a potential danger. It colors our way of looking at the world.
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I didn't know I was cool, but I was very flattered that some of the younger comedy writers came up to talk to me at the Emmys. I found that gratifying.
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It was a decision to work clean. I just prefer to work that way. I have no problem with comedians who don't work that way. There was a temptation in the early '70s to reconsider. I decided against it.
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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 much.
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I would say I came from upper middle class family.
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Don't live in the past. There's no point. You can't change anything. What a waste of time.
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I was an accountant in Chicago, and a friend of mine, Ed Gallagher, was in advertising. At 4:30 every day I'd be bored, and I would call him. He'd interview me.
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You do a clean show and it's over and the audience have enjoyed themselves and you've enjoyed yourself, and you haven't had to resort to shock.
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Without great writing, you've got a bunch of actors bumping into each other.
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I'm glad you can't talk on your cells while the plane is in the air. That would drive me crazy.
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I'm very open to the up-and-comers.
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Richard Pryor introduced me to the world of the inner city, and the urban world, and did it hysterically. My favorite comedian, even though we work 180 degrees differently, but funny is funny is funny.
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Comedians are never really on vacation because you're always at attention... that antenna is always out there.
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I don't think of myself as an American Master. I've just been making a living.
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If 'The New York Times' says it, it must be true.
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There isn't a comedian in the world that hasn't bombed.
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The acting is better when you know your material is being judged.
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I certainly don't delude myself that there aren't certainly more important things to do in life than make people laugh, but I can't imagine anything that would bring me more joy.
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I don't have a stack of scripts.
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I am one of the great wasters of time. I have made it an art form. I can get up at 8 o'clock in the morning, be out of the house by 8:30 and back by 5 P.M., and I'll be going all day long and accomplish absolutely nothing. It's an amazing talent.