Howie Mandel Quotes

There`s no skill. You can be a rock and move into another cash bracket.

When I went into Bobby`s World, I had no idea it would be a success. I had been doing the Bobby voice as part of my nightclub adult act for years.

You can go home with a lot of money with absolutely no skill.

We were a very small circle of writers. Everybody brought to the table their own life experience.

My point of reference is life, in everything that I do.

It`s really not that hard. If I do a Tonight Show, it`s six or seven minutes. If I do a concert, it`s 90 minutes. If I do an interview, that`s 15 minutes. So by the end of the day I`ve done three hours worth of work.

You release these things, and if they fly then you have more.

I`ve been chased. I`ve been pushed. I`ve been screamed at. I`ve been verbally abused. I`ve been afraid for my safety. But I did it all in the name of entertainment.

We did it for nine years, No. 1, and the Fox Children`s Network moved it into a different direction, of the Power Rangers and other stuff.

Now I have new stories and I feel refreshed. There is talk of Bobby`s World eventually coming back. I would be happy to do that.

People who annoy people are the luckiest people in the world.

Bobby`s World touched a lot of people. That`s why the family`s last name is Generic. Uncle Ted is based on uncles we`ve all had.

I am beloved by millions.

There were 84 original episodes. It was rated No. 1 and No. 2 on the Fox Children`s Network. We figured it was time to make it available to people who have never watched it.

If I`m a game show host, will someone buy a ticket to see me do standup? To do a dramatic role in a movie?

I needed time to stand back and go through a lot more experience in life. Then I have something to write about, joke or to animate.

I`m from Canada, so Thanksgiving to me is just Thursday with more food. And I`m thankful for that.

I was the voice of Bobby. So while I was doing the show, I was also a father. It did reflect how I tried to handle things in my own home.

We sat down and told stories that happened to us in our childhood, to our children. They were all basically based on the truth. These stories were funny and poignant to us. They just took off. These are all stories from my life.

I was totally involved in Bobby`s World from the time we started the idea to sitting with the artists on how he would look, to the script meetings, the music, the lyrics, the songs.

The success of any stand-up act comes out of life experience.

Everything runs its course. We had told a lot of stories that happened in our life. My kid was getting older, and we were running out of stories to tell.