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Bob Newhart Quotes

American - Comedian | September 5, 1929 -

The highest of highs is to have a new routine that you're just breaking in and that's working, and that's - you're one step removed doing a situation comedy because you have a live audience there.

Live Step Comedy Doing You Routine

If 'The New York Times' says it, it must be true.

New York Be True New True Must Says

I would say I came from upper middle class family.

Family Say Class Middle Would Came

I always hated when the studios just kind of said that anybody can act. You look at people like Spencer Tracy, Henry Fonda - and I'm just talking about the male actors - there aren't a lot who can act. It's a very special talent, and I wish it were recognized as a very special talent.

Talent People Wish Talking You Look

People are meant to be certain places, and I think I'm meant to be on a sound stage doing situation comedy.

People Think Comedy Doing Situation

I left 'The Bob Newhart Show,' which was my decision. CBS wanted it to go on. But I could see television changing; I could see the tastes were changing.

Decision Television Go See Changing

I found the most difficult thing when you became successful - when I had the record album, it won Album of the Year - that you were cut off from the source of your material. Your material was everyday people, and you were kind of cut off from that, and you had to work at it.

Work People Year You Kind Everyday

Dick Martin, if you put a gun to his forehead, he couldn't tell you a joke.

Gun You Joke Tell Forehead He

I can't do a one-camera show. I don't know how to do that kind of show where you count in your head and then you do the next line.

You Know Kind Line Head Count

I loved 'Everybody Loves Raymond' because I like Ray and I thought it was beautifully cast, I thought it was great writing. I thought Patricia Heaton was wonderful.

Great Writing Thought Loved Cast

When I first started out, 'Time' magazine did an article on what it called 'the sick comics,' and they were myself, Shelley Berman, Nichols & May, Jonathan Winters, Lenny Bruce, and Mort Sahl. We were considered 'sick.'

Time Myself Sick First Out May

I have an aversion to laugh tracks - the moment I hear a laugh track, I go to another channel.

Moment Laugh Go Track Hear Tracks

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