30 Best What About Bob Quotes 2024: Bob Wiley, Bill Murray Sayings

What About Bob Quotes

Both Murray and Dreyfuss have roles that highlight their strengths (Dreyfuss is the straight man on the edge; Murray is an eccentric outcast) What About Bob? Their charm is used to their advantage. It’s a funny, lighthearted comedy that is gentle enough to be enjoyed by children and witty enough to be enjoyed by parents.

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What About Bob?

Plot: Bob Whiley agrees to be treated by Dr. Leo Marvin. He wants him to read his new book while he is on holiday. Bob searches for him and harasses him until Leo, frustrated, attempts to kill him. On the other hand, Leo’s sister is so fond of Bob that he’s asked to marry him. Bob is finally able to heal and is eager to pursue psychology.

All actors: Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss. Julie Hagerty. Charlie Korsmo. Kathryn Erbe. Tom Aldredge. Susan Willis. Roger Bowen. Fran Brill. Brian Reddy. Doris Black. Melinda Mullins.

What About Bob Quotes

BILL MURRAY - Bob Wiley

Hi, I’m Bob. Would you knock me out, please? Just hit me in the face.

to a man on a bus

BILL MURRAY – Bob Wiley

– Bob Wiley: What are we doing?

– Dr. Leo Marvin: Death therapy, Bob. It’s a guaranteed cure.

dr. Leo Marvin has a rifle pointed at Bob Wiley

RICHARD STEPHEN DREYFUSS – Dr. Leo Marvin

BILL MURRAY – Bob Wiley

– Dr. Leo Marvin: Are you married?

– Bob Wiley: I’m divorced.

– Dr. Leo Marvin: Would you like to talk about that?

– Bob Wiley: There are two types of people in this world: those who like Neil Diamond, and those who don’t. My ex-wife loves him.

– Dr. Leo Marvin: I see. So, what you’re saying is that even though you are almost paralyzed,…

RICHARD STEPHEN DREYFUSS – Dr. Leo Marvin

BILL MURRAY – Bob Wiley

– Dr. Leo Marvin: That patient, the one who called before, he committed suicide.

– Fay Marvin: Oh, Leo, how horrible.

– Dr. Leo Marvin: Oh well, let’s not let it spoil our vacation.

RICHARD STEPHEN DREYFUSS – Dr. Leo Marvin

JULIE HAGERTY – Fay Marvin

Good morning, Gil. I said, good morning, Gil.

talking to his fish

BILL MURRAY – Bob Wiley

What if I’m looking for a bathroom, I can’t find one, and my bladder explodes?

BILL MURRAY – Bob Wiley

Oh, Fay, this is so scrumptious. Is this hand-shucked?

eating corn

BILL MURRAY – Bob Wiley

– Dr. Leo Marvin: I want some peace and quiet!

– Bob Wiley: Well, I’ll be quiet.

– Sigmund ‘Siggy’ Marvin: I’ll be peace!

RICHARD STEPHEN DREYFUSS – Dr. Leo Marvin

BILL MURRAY – Bob Wiley

CHARLIE KORSMO – Sigmund ‘Siggy’ Marvin

– Dr. Leo Marvin: This is black powder, Bob. One teaspoon of this stuff can blow up a tree stump. There we go!

– Bob Wiley: And, how much is this?

– Dr. Leo Marvin: Twenty pounds worth.

dr. Leo Marvin is strapping a bomb to Bob

RICHARD STEPHEN DREYFUSS – Dr. Leo Marvin

BILL MURRAY – Bob Wiley

– Dr. Leo Marvin: Why are you always wearing black? What is it with you and this death fixation?

– Sigmund ‘Siggy’ Marvin: Maybe I’m in mourning for my lost childhood.

what about bob quote

RICHARD STEPHEN DREYFUSS – Dr. Leo Marvin

CHARLIE KORSMO – Sigmund ‘Siggy’ Marvin

– Bob Wiley: You ever hear of Tourette’s syndrome? Involuntarily shouting profanity?

– Dr. Leo Marvin: It’s exceptionally rare.

– Bob Wiley: Shit-eating son-of-a-bitch! Bastard, douche-bag, twat, numb-nuts, dickhead, bitch!

– Dr. Leo Marvin: Why exactly are you doing this?

– Bob Wiley: If I fake it, then I don’t have it.

BILL MURRAY – Bob Wiley

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RICHARD STEPHEN DREYFUSS – Dr. Leo Marvin

It reminds me of my favorite poem, which is, “Roses are red, violets are blue, I’m a schizophrenic… and so am I!

speaking to workers in a mental hospital

BILL MURRAY – Bob Wiley

– Sigmund ‘Siggy’ Marvin: I mean, my dad just dropped me in the water, without warning me first. I mean, I nearly drowned! My whole life flashed before my eyes!

– Bob Wiley: Wow, you’re lucky you’re only twelve.

– Sigmund ‘Siggy’ Marvin: It was still grim.

BILL MURRAY – Bob Wiley

CHARLIE KORSMO – Sigmund ‘Siggy’ Marvin

Dr. Leo Marvin: You think he’s gone? He’s not gone. That’s the whole point! He’s never gone!

[Leo opens the door; there’s Bob] 

Bob Wiley: Is this some radical new therapy?

Dr. Leo Marvin: YOU SEE?

Dr. Leo Marvin

Bob Wiley: I feel good, I feel great, I feel wonderful… I feel good, I feel great, I feel wonderful… I feel good, I feel great, I feel wonderful…

Bob Wiley : [telling a joke]  The doctor draws two circles and says “What do you see?” the guy says “Sex.”

[everybody laughs]

Bob Wiley: Wait a minute, I haven’t even told the joke yet! So the doctor draws trees, “What do you see?” the guy says “sex”. The doctor draws a car, owl, “Sex, sex, sex”. The doctor says to him “You are obsessed with sex”, he replies “Well you’re the one drawing all the dirty pictures!”

Dr. Leo Marvin: You understand, don’t you? There’s no other solution. You won’t go away.

Bob Wiley: I will.

Dr. Leo Marvin: No, you won’t. You’re just *saying* you will! But then, after I don’t kill you, you’ll show up again. And you’ll do something else to make everyone in my life think you are wonderful and I’m a schmuck. But I’m not a schmuck, Bob, and I’m not going to let you breeze into town and take my family away from me, just because you’re crazy enough to be *fun*.

Bob Wiley : [riding in Leo’s car, speaking as Leo drives]  It was an interesting morning, fruitful. But it lacked the intensity that you and I generate together, the sparks that we get one-on-one. We just gotta figure out a way to work around your schedule. Could we work afternoons? Two to four? Three to five? Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday?

Dr. Leo Marvin: AHHHHHH!

[slams the brakes, gets out of the car, walks around, and opens Bob’s door]

Bob Wiley: Are you saying you’d rather work mornings?

Dr. Leo Marvin : [nearly incomprehensible]  GET OUTTA THE CAR!

Bob Wiley: …baby steps onto the elevator… baby step into the elevator… I’m *in* the elevator.

[doors close]

Bob Wiley : AHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Bob Wiley: Bob, privately conversing with the Marvin family on the front porch about Dr. Marvin. “We can’t be expected to understand him. He is so far above us. We are like ropes on the Goodyear Blimp.”

Bob Wiley: Goodbye, rat-dick suck-nut!

Siggy : [upstairs]  Bye, dog-pissing-barf!

Dr. Leo Marvin : [screams from the bottom of the stairs]  Sigmund!

Bob Wiley: Later, testicle-head bosom-beaver!

[looks out the window]

Bob Wiley: Good Morning America’s here!

Bob Wiley: Isn’t this a breakthrough, that I’m a sailor? I sail? I sail now?

Dr. Leo Marvin: Keep sailing, Bob!’

Bob Wiley: Excuse me, Phil, but with these particular symptoms, is Prozac the right choice?

Lily Marvin: You think Prozac is a mistake?

Bob Wiley: Well, with this kind of manic episode, I would think Librium might be a more effective management tool.

Phil: You could be right. I’ll rewrite the prescription.

Bob Wiley: [to himself]  … baby steps get on the bus, baby steps down the aisle, baby steps…

Bob Wiley: Baby step to four o’clock. Baby step to four o’clock.

bob wiley bill murray

[Bob and Siggy are jumping on their beds, faking Tourette’s syndrome]

Bob Wiley: Shit-for-brains!

Siggy: Butthead!

Bob Wiley: Dingleberry butt!

Siggy: Snot face!

Bob Wiley: Vulture Vomit!

Siggy: Turkey tits! Belch breathe!

[the Marvins have told Bob to leave, and they are saying their farewells]

Siggy: Goodbye, green-puking pissant.

Bob Wiley: Later, barf-breath douche-mouth.

Dr. Leo Marvin: You do understand, Bob, don’t you? There’s no other solution. You won’t go away.

Bob Wiley: Oh, yes I will.

Bob Wiley : …baby step onto the elevator… baby step into the elevator… I’m *in* the elevator.

[doors close]

Bob Wiley : AHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Bob Wiley : [during dinner] Fay, this is delicious. Mmm. Mmmmm.

Dr. Leo Marvin : Will you STOP that, please?

Nursing Home Guard : Hey, you’re Bob Wiley, aren’t you?

Bob Wiley : [excitedly] Yeah.

Nursing Home Guard : I saw you on TV. You were great.

Bob Wiley : Leo, I see salt and pepper… is there a salt substitute?

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Bob Wiley

[Last Lines]

Minister: Bob Wiley, would you have Lily Marvin to be your beloved wedded wife, to cherish and love till death do you part?

Bob Wiley: I do.

Minister: Lily Marvin, would you have Bob Wiley to be your beloved wedded husband, to cherish and love till death do you part?

Lily Marvin : [smiling]  I do.

[Bob heaves a sigh of relief. Bob and Lily smile at one another]

Minister: If anyone wishes to express why these two shouldn’t join together in matrimony… speak now, or forever hold your peace.

[the catatonic Leo jiggles his head and makes throaty sounds. No one notices, even Bob, who is looking around]

Minister: Then, By the power invested in me and the state of New York. I pronounce you, man and wife.

Dr. Leo Marvin : [suddenly stands up and shouts]  NO!

Siggy : [excitedly shouts]  Dad’s back!

Anna Marvin: Daddy!

Lily Marvin: Leo!

Lily Marvin: [rushing over]  Leo!

[the family surrounds the recovered Leo as everyone applauds]

Bob Wiley : [Leo is pulled over by a motorcycle cop for speeding after leaving Bob on the side of a road and is mumbling incoherently. Bob passes by in a pickup truck]  Ahoy! Excuse me, officer, can you make sure he’s home by 7?

[Bob displays 7 fingers for the direction]

Motorcycle Cop: Hey, didn’t I see that guy on TV?

[Motorcycle Cop tears off ticket for Leo, who then snatches it angrily]

Bob Wiley : Well, I get dizzy spells, nausea, cold sweats, hot sweats, fever blisters, difficulty breathing, difficulty swallowing, blurred vision, involuntary trembling, dead hands, numb lips, fingernail sensitivity, pelvic discomfort.

Dr. Leo Marvin : So the real question is, what is the crisis, Bob? What is it you’re truly afraid of?

Bob Wiley : What if my heart stops beating? What if I’m looking for a bathroom, I can’t find it, and… my bladder explodes?

Minister : Bob Wiley, would you have Lily Marvin to be your beloved wedded wife, to cherish and love till death do you part?

Bob Wiley : I do.

Minister : Lily Marvin, would you have Bob Wiley to be your beloved wedded husband, to cherish and love till death do you part?

Lily Marvin : [smiling] I do.

[Bob heaves a sigh of relief. Bob and Lily smile at one another]

Minister : If anyone wishes to express why these two shouldn’t join together in matrimony… speak now, or forever hold your peace.

[the catatonic Leo jiggles his head and makes throaty sounds. No one notices, even Bob, who is looking around]

Minister : Then, By the power invested in me and the state of New York. I pronounce you, man and wife.

Dr. Leo Marvin : [suddenly stands up and shouts] NO!

Siggy : [excitedly shouts] Dad’s back!

Anna Marvin : Daddy!

Lily Marvin : Leo!

Lily Marvin : [rushing over] Leo!

[the family surrounds the recovered Leo as everyone applauds]

The simplest way to put it? I have problems. I worry about diseases, so I have trouble touching things. In public places it’s almost impossible. I have a real big problem moving. – Bob Wiley

Baby steps to the elevator… – Bob Wiley

I’m sailing! I sail! — Bob Wiley

Mashed potatoes and gravy, Marie. I couldn’t be happier about Baby Steps. I was a total disaster and now, because of this man, this morning I’m on TV in front of millions and millions of people. — Bob Wiley

Gimme, gimme, gimme. I need. I need. – Bob Wiley

I’m on vacation! This isn’t an appointment, I’m dropping by. – Bob Wiley

Why won’t you dive? – Leo Marvin // With all the horror going on in the world, what difference does it make? — Siggy Marvin

I treat people as if they were telephones. If I meet somebody who I don’t think likes me, I say to myself, Bob, this one’s just temporarily out of order. You know, don’t break the connection just hang up and try again. – Bob Wiley

what about bob im sailing

FAQs

What mental illness does What About Bob have?

Bob describes his condition as having obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, and agoraphobia, as well as hypochondria, multiple fears, and a dependent personality.

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What is the meaning of What About Bob?

What about Bob? The American comedy film What About Bob was directed by Frank Oz in 1991 and starred Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss. Murray portrays Bob Wiley, a patient annoyed by Dr. Leo Marvin (Dreyfuss), and follows him on vacation.

What are the symptoms of What About Bob?

Bob Wiley: I feel dizzy, nauseated, dizzy, and irritable.

What is the theme of What About Bob?

You may have seen the movie What About Bob? to know that “baby steps” can also be called this. Bob Wiley, played by Bill Murray, is a manipulative obsessive-compulsive patient at Dr. Leo Marvin (Richard Dreyfuss).

What is a factitious disorder?

A serious mental disorder, factitious disorder, is when someone deceives others by making themselves sick, getting sick intentionally, or self-injury.

Conclusion

In conclusion, “What About Bob?” is a classic comedy film that offers a witty and humorous commentary on the complexities of human relationships and mental health. The quotes from the movie are not only hilarious but also insightful, capturing the essence of the film’s themes and characters.

Whether it’s Bob’s carefree and unconventional approach to life or Dr. Leo Marvin’s uptight and controlled demeanor, the movie’s memorable quotes continue to entertain and resonate with audiences decades after its release.

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