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.
Don't ever have two dogs. That way you won't know which one to blame.
Continuing to do stand-up is always a challenge because the audiences and the environments in which you work very often differ.
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.
There's a lot of cynicism. Let's really enjoy Christmas, with all that's going on in the world.
This stammer got me a home in Beverly Hills, and I'm not about to screw with it now.
I think there are still words you can't use in family entertainment that you can use in a sitcom today.
I worked in accounting for two and a half years, realized that wasn't what I wanted to do with the rest of my life, and decided I was just going to give comedy a try.
In today's world, you would call my father mostly unaccessible. I'm not sure that isn't true of most fathers at that time. He went through the Depression. I don't know what that would have done to my psyche.