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. Howie Mandel More Quotes by Howie Mandel More Quotes From Howie Mandel I think the solution to making this world better is if we would just be healthy, mentally. Howie Mandel healthy world thinking If we take care of our mental health like our dental health; we'll be ok. Howie Mandel dental mental-health care I've decided to get into shape, and the shape I've selected is a triangle. Howie Mandel decided triangles shapes 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. Howie Mandel entertainment safety names People who annoy people are the luckiest people in the world. Howie Mandel annoyed people world There's no skill. You can be a rock and move into another tax bracket. Howie Mandel rocks skills moving You release these things, and if they fly then you have more. Howie Mandel release ifs I'm fascinated by mankind. I grew up watching 'Candid Camera' and thought it was funnier than any standup, any joke, anything that could possibly be written because you're dealing with humanity. And people can relate to that. It touches everybody who sees it. It hits a nerve. Howie Mandel candid-camera humanity people My perspective on my mother has changed immensely. She was a lot taller when I was younger. Howie Mandel perspective mother inspirational 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. Howie Mandel getting-older running kids If I'm a game show host, will someone buy a ticket to see me do standup? If I'm a game show host, will I get an offer to do a dramatic role in a movie? Howie Mandel tickets roles games The success of any stand-up act comes out of life experience. Howie Mandel life-experience comedy My whole life is a practical joke. Every evening and every show has really become about entertaining me. I was always like that. And now I've come full circle because that's what the TV show is too. Howie Mandel full-circle tv-shows circles My point of reference is life, in everything that I do. Howie Mandel comedy I can go to a lot of games, but I'm not a player. I'm kind of an observer. That's why I think I do what I do in life. I just observe. That's what I find fascinating. Howie Mandel player games thinking 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. Howie Mandel childhood stories children 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. Howie Mandel would-be stories world If my mom came here today, she'd probably join this red-hat brigade. My mother got my sense of humor, even when I was a kid. I would just do things that tickled my fancy in the moment, and she would ask me who I was entertaining. I'd say, 'Well, me.' And she would tell me that nobody knew that and they thought I was psychotic. Well, I don't ever want people to think I'm psychotic, but I can't help myself from doing these things. Howie Mandel mom mother kids 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. Howie Mandel the-end-of-the-day interviews six We were a very small circle of writers. Everybody brought to the table their own life experience. Howie Mandel comedy circles tables