Quotes by Bob Newhart

“There are a lot of questions I keep asking myself about why I do comedy. I guess I laugh to keep from crying. And I guess if you ever get me crying, I might not stop. This is the way I look at trag...”

“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.”

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

“I remember seeing a movie with Jose Ferrer and Rosemary Clooney where they were husband and wife, and they got in bed, and he had on polka-dot pajamas and she had on striped pajamas, and when they ...”

“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 accom...”

“I think one reason for a successful marriage is laughter. I think laughter gets you through the rough moments in a marriage.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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 some...”

“Funny is funny is funny.”

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

“This stammer got me a home in Beverly Hills, and I'm not about to screw with it now.”

“People have told me, 'My dad passed on, but I have great memories of watching your shows with him.' It doesn't get any better than that.”

“All I can say about life is Oh God enjoy it!”

“I think that what comes through in Chicago humor is the affection. Even though you're poking fun at someone or something, there's still an affection for it.”

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

“I don't know how many sacred cows there are today. I think there's a little confusion between humor and gross passing for humor. That's kind of regrettable.”

“I think there's a little confusion between humor and 'gross' passing for humor. That's kind of regrettable, because they aren't the same thing.”

“The schizophrenic has no sense of humor. His world is a constantly daunting, unfriendly place.”

“Humor is so important to the American scene throughout history.”