I don't think too much about age. Maybe if you're hurting, aching and arthritic, then you think about it a lot. But I don't.
From Bob Newhart
The only way to survive is to have a sense of humour.
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.
I don't want to sound like the old guy, but cynicism is a potential danger. It colors our way of looking at the world.
There is an edginess in my work that people don't always recognize.
Stand-up is different from television. In stand-up, you've got to be in control.
I don't think of myself as an American Master. I've just been making a living.
I made a record album in 1960 and it exploded, and I got all these offers for TV.
Chuck Lorre and I had been talking about doing one of his shows for a while. I said I'd like to do 'The Big Bang Theory,' because I think it's the best written, most intelligent show on television.
You're not dead at 85. You're a long way from it. Go out and enjoy. You've earned it.
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