“I’ve been in this game long enough to realize there’s no such thing as a new quip….The object is to make a quip sound fresh by giving it a new turn, or tying it up with modern slang or situations in the news.” — Bob Hope
Source: Irving Wallace (1940)
Photo: 1939
Marlene Dietrich, Bob Hope and Bette Davis standing in front of the Hollywood Hall of Honor at the Hollywood Canteen. The original building used to be a livery stable that had been converted into a nightclub called “The Old Barn” before becoming the Canteen.
This photo was taken on November 3,1943, and features a Who’s Who of entertainment professionals who entered the armed forces in WWII. (LAPL)
“He’s the biggest ham I’ve ever worked with which is saying a lot. After all, I’ve made several pictures with Crosby.” — Bob Hope on Trigger, Roy Roger‘s celebrity horse.
Source: 1952
Photo: With Jane Russell, Trigger and Roy Rogers in 1952.
With Jerry Lewis on the Paramount lot in 1952.
“I’ll never retire from showbusiness. I love this work too much. The best medicine I have is to hear an audience laugh at my jokes. It exhilerates me. I can’t describe how wonderful I feel doing it. I’m cutting down on some of my other activities but not movies, TV or personal appearances.” — Bob Hope
Source: James Bacon (1959)
Photo: Alias Jesse James (1959)
“The main thing for me to watch is aggravation. That’s what gets you – that and overwork. I just keep talking to myself, that’s all. You’d be surprised how easy it is to convince yourself that there’s no use getting steamed up over little things.” — Bob Hope
Source: James Bacon (1959)
“I’m not in favor of any war, but I’m also not in favor of surrender…This is a tricky conflict. We’re helping people maintain their freedom.” — Bob Hope in 1971.
