I feel more comfortable in comedy.
“I feel more comfortable in comedy.” Bob Newhart
I think there’s a part, just a part of comedians, that is still childlike.
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Well I was much too practical to presume to have a career in comedy.
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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.
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There’s a lot of cynicism. Let’s really enjoy Christmas, with all that’s going on in the world.
“There’s a lot of cynicism. Let’s really enjoy Christmas, with all … Read More
I couldn’t play off people that I don’t personally like.
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One of the first things you ever learn as a stand-up is don’t show fear.
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I didn’t need the elf outfit to play an elf; I could just play an elf.
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I don’t have a stack of scripts…
“I don’t have a stack of scripts…” Bob Newhart
Every new routine I have ever written and performed probably occurred extemporaneously. Then after you have fleshed it out and tried it out in front of a number of audiences and it works, you put it down on paper.
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Doormen are kind of invisible, people don’t know their names. They just say, Thank you, or Good morning. I’d never thought about doormen before. They’re a vanishing breed. More electronic doors are being introduced.
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I’ve been a very lucky actor.
“I’ve been a very lucky actor.” 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.
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Women are more emotional. They do get flustered. Which is not to say that men are better than they. It’s simply the way it is.
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I don’t have a show anymore. I don’t have a check coming in every week. This is important to me, I got to score a million tonight or it could all be over.
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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.
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You never know when you’ll come upon something and it’s going to be fodder for new material.
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One of the first things that you learn as a stand-up is, you’re the boss. It’s your stage, and don’t screw with me because I’ll make you look bad, which I had to do, because you wind up with drunks and loud people.
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The best advice I could give someone trying to get into the comedy field is to take advantage of every opportunity you have to work to hone your skills.
“The best advice I could give someone trying to get into … Read More