Bob Newhart

I'm very open to the up-and-comers. ↗

— Bob Newhart

#open #very

I've been a very lucky actor. ↗

— Bob Newhart

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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. ↗

— Bob Newhart

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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. ↗

— Bob Newhart

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Jack Benny was, without a doubt, the bravest comedian I have ever seen work. He wasn't afraid of silence. He would take as long as it took to tell the story. ↗

— Bob Newhart

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The first time I got up in front of an audience was terror, abject terror, which continued for another four or five years. There still is, a little bit. ↗

— Bob Newhart

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The only thing I have never done is a Broadway play. I'm not sure I have the discipline necessary to do a Broadway play. I know it holds a fascination for certain actors. ↗

— Bob Newhart

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

— Bob Newhart

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

— Bob Newhart

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Well, my career choice made a difference because I never would have met my wife, Jenny. I met her through comedian Buddy Hackett. He set us up on a blind date and then we got married. ↗

— Bob Newhart

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