“Because of the spin-meisters and the focus groups and the way politics is run now. It's run by polls and focus groups. So it's even more true today, I think, than it was some 40 years ago.” ThinkingWayYearsRunningTodayComedyFocusGroupsYears AgoPollsFocus Groups Author:Bob Newhart
“I think that what comes through in Chicago humor is the affection. Even though youre poking fun at someone or something, theres still an affection for it.” ThinkingStillsFunAffectionChicagoPoking Fun Author:Bob Newhart
“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.” ThinkingIdeasDifferentFoundMy OwnBrainTroubleHavensTheoryEvidenceLettersSentencesStutteringScientific EvidenceStammering Author:Bob Newhart
“I think there are still words you can't use in family entertainment that you can use in a sitcom today.” ThinkingStillsUseTodayFamilyEntertainmentSitcom Author:Bob Newhart
“I think everyone probably starts out sounding like someone else, but gradually you develop your own sound.” ThinkingSound Author:Bob Newhart
“Marriage and fatherhood heighten the disillusion that we all think we are born handy. We confidently believe that we can fix things around the house, as if it's part of the collective brain that was further enhanced by eighth-grade shop class.” IfsThinkingBelieveHouseBornBrainClassShopsGradesCollectivesFatherhoodHandyDisillusionEighth Grade Author:Bob Newhart
“You may not think I'm a sex symbol, but I became a father at the age of 48. Now young people think of me as a mini-folk hero because it's difficult for them to believe a man of my age is sexually active.” PeopleThinkingMenBelieveMayAgeYoungFatherSexDifficultHeroFolksActiveSymbolsSexuallyThink Of MeSex Symbol Author:Bob Newhart
“I think you should be a child for as long as you can. I have been successful for 74 years being able to do that. Don't rush into adulthood, it isn't all that much fun.” ThinkingShouldYearsChildrenLongHas BeensAbleFunSuccessfulComedyAdulthood Author:Bob Newhart
“I think there's a part, just a part of comedians, that is still childlike.” ThinkingStillsComedianChildlike Author:Bob Newhart
“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.” ThinkingKnowsKindLittlesHumorTodayKnow HowComedySacredPassingPassingsConfusionCowsGrossSacred Cows Author:Bob Newhart
“I've been married forty-five years. I think laughter is the secret.” ThinkingYearsSecretFiveMarriedLaughterFive YearsForty Author:Bob Newhart
“I was not influenced by Jack Benny, and people have remarked on my timing and Jack's timing, but I don't think you can teach timing. It's something you hear in your head.” PeopleThinkingTeachTiming Author:Bob Newhart
“I think one reason for a successful marriage is laughter. I think laughter gets you through the rough moments in a marriage.” ThinkingReasonMomentsSuccessfulLaughterRoughSuccessful Marriage Author:Bob Newhart
“I really don't know what makes a comedian. I think it's a family background and environment. Yet if you put the same ingredients in another person, he may never utter a funny line.” IfsThinkingKnowsMayPersonsLinesEnvironmentBackgroundsComedianIngredientsFamily Background Author:Bob Newhart
