“I think the thing about it is when you grow up in Chicago there's such a thing as putting on airs, you know? And you just learn not to put on airs. Don't act like, 'Oh boy, I'm somebody.' They'll slap you down.”

American comedian and actor

Bob Newhart was an American comedian and actor, known for his deadpan, stammering delivery. He moved from stand-up into television acting and became widely recognized for that style. Over the course of his career, he received three Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Peabody Award, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. His work is especially associated with comedy performed in a restrained, carefully timed way.