Bob Newhart
Bob Newhart
George Robert Newhart, better known as Bob Newhart, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Noted for his deadpan and slightly stammering delivery, Newhart came to prominence in the 1960s when his album of comedic monologues The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart was a worldwide bestseller and reached number one on the Billboard pop album chart—it remains the 20th best-selling comedy album in history. The follow-up album, The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back! was also a massive success, and the two...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth5 September 1929
CityOak Park, IL
CountryUnited States of America
Bob Newhart quotes about
I've been told to speed up my delivery when I perform. But if I lose the stammer, I'm just another slightly amusing accountant.
I didn't need the elf outfit to play an elf; I could just play an elf.
I feel more comfortable in comedy.
One of the first things you ever learn as a stand-up is don't show fear.
You shouldn't get too close to the truth, because then maybe you stop being funny.
Stammering is different than stuttering. Stutterers have trouble with the letters, while stammerers trip over entire parts of a sentence. We stammerers generally think of ourselves as very bright. My own private theory is that stammerers have so many ideas swirling around their brains at once that they can't get them all out, though I haven't found any scientific evidence to back that up.
Don't ever have two dogs. That way you won't know which one to blame.
The best advice I could give someone trying to get into the comedy field is to take advantage of every opportunity you have to work to hone your skills.
Continuing to do stand-up is always a challenge because the audiences and the environments in which you work very often differ.
I don't have a show anymore. I don't have a check coming in every week. This is important to me, I got to score a million tonight or it could all be over.
Women are more emotional. They do get flustered. Which is not to say that men are better than they. It's simply the way it is.
You should have a value system. You can win if you stick with your value system.
Cell phones have gotten so small, you can't tell who's a cell phone user and who's a schizophrenic.
A collison is what happens when two motorists go after the same pedestrian.