Editing Bob Hope (section)

== Influence ==
In an interview on [[NPR]], [[Terry Gross]] said, "[[Woody Allen]] and [[Conan O'Brien]] are two of the people who have referred to Bob Hope as influences. And I think influences in part on their own personas as not being this suave, handsome, macho guy." Hope biographer Zoglin agreed saying, "Woody continually said, this was the guy who influenced me more than anyone else. And that character - that kind of scared character, the guy talk - nervous, talking his way through, you know, bad times and scary times. That was Woody Allen's character in ''[[Sleeper (1973 film)|Sleeper]]'' (1973) and ''[[Love and Death]]'' (1975). He always said that he and [[Diane Keaton]] in those films were basically like Hope and [[Bing Crosby|Crosby]]".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.wbur.org/npr/366137941/the-rise-and-fall-of-comedian-bob-hope|title= The Rise And Fall Of Comedian Bob Hope|website= WBUR|date= November 24, 2014|accessdate= November 28, 2024}}</ref>

[[Conan O'Brien]] also cited Hope as an influence saying, "I loved Woody Allen. And Woody Allen says, oh, I love Bob Hope really influenced me. And I thought, what are you talking about? How did Bob Hope influence you in any way?...Then I went back and I started looking at seeing some of the movies. And you see it, you see that that the character that Woody Allen does is a character that I think was really, to a large extent invented by Bob Hope."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/archive/interview/conan-obrien/|title= Conan O'Brien Interview|website= American Masters|accessdate= November 28, 2024}}</ref>