---
title: "4 Dick Smothers Quotes - Famous Composer"
description: "Richard Remick Smothers is an American actor, comedian, composer, and musician, best known as one half of the folk‑comedy duo the Smothers Brothers, alo..."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-dick-smothers-29362.jpg"
---

![Portrait of Dick Smothers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-dick-smothers-29362.jpg)

# Dick Smothers

(1939)   Composer   United States

 **4** quotes in **51** categories

Rate this collection:  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★   No ratings yet

Dick Smothers is a composer from the United States.

## Quick Facts About Dick Smothers

Born November 20, 1939

Nationality United States

Profession Composer

## About Dick Smothers

Richard Remick Smothers is an American actor, comedian, composer, and musician, best known as one half of the folk‑comedy duo the Smothers Brothers, alongside his older brother Tom Smothers.

##  Quotes by Dick Smothers

> [It works much like a marriage, an old marriage. You've got to work on it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-smothers/it-works-much-like-a-marriage-an-old-marriage-you-ve-got-to-work-on-it/)

Dick Smothers

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbb/dick-smothers-71695_got_it-works-much-like-a-marriage-an-old-mar_2349137.jpg)

> [We learned a verse of this and that and we were having fun with the songs. Tommy would make up stories to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-smothers/we-learned-a-verse-of-this-and-that-and-we-were-having-fun-with-the/)

Dick Smothers

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/176/dick-smothers-71695_along_we-learned-a-verse-of-this-and-that-and_2589284.jpg)

> [Folk music was out there. Clubs were springing up and they were hot with the college kids.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-smothers/folk-music-was-out-there-clubs-were-springing-up-and-they-were-hot/)

Dick Smothers

[Clubs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clubs/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/dick-smothers-71695_clubs_folk-music-was-out-there-clubs-were-spri_2784792.jpg)

> [Our shows today are better and funnier than they've ever been.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-smothers/our-shows-today-are-better-and-funnier-than-they-ve-ever-been/)

Dick Smothers

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ac/dick-smothers-71695_been_our-shows-today-are-better-and-funnier-t_2835800.jpg)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-smothers/#itemlist",
            "name": "Dick Smothers Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 4,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "It works much like a marriage, an old marriage. You've got to work on it.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Dick Smothers"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-smothers/it-works-much-like-a-marriage-an-old-marriage-you-ve-got-to-work-on-it/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbb/dick-smothers-71695_got_it-works-much-like-a-marriage-an-old-mar_2349137.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbb/dick-smothers-71695_got_it-works-much-like-a-marriage-an-old-mar_2349137.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbb/dick-smothers-71695_got_it-works-much-like-a-marriage-an-old-mar_2349137.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“It works much like a marriage, an old marriage. You've got to work on it.” — Dick Smothers",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "We learned a verse of this and that and we were having fun with the songs. Tommy would make up stories to go along with them and I would yell at him, 'Hey, stupid, that's not right,' and he was like a silly kid trying to impress.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Dick Smothers"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-smothers/we-learned-a-verse-of-this-and-that-and-we-were-having-fun-with-the/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/176/dick-smothers-71695_along_we-learned-a-verse-of-this-and-that-and_2589284.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/176/dick-smothers-71695_along_we-learned-a-verse-of-this-and-that-and_2589284.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/176/dick-smothers-71695_along_we-learned-a-verse-of-this-and-that-and_2589284.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“We learned a verse of this and that and we were having fun with the songs. Tommy would make up stories to go…” — Dick Smothers",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Folk music was out there. Clubs were springing up and they were hot with the college kids.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Dick Smothers"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-smothers/folk-music-was-out-there-clubs-were-springing-up-and-they-were-hot/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/dick-smothers-71695_clubs_folk-music-was-out-there-clubs-were-spri_2784792.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/dick-smothers-71695_clubs_folk-music-was-out-there-clubs-were-spri_2784792.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/dick-smothers-71695_clubs_folk-music-was-out-there-clubs-were-spri_2784792.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Folk music was out there. Clubs were springing up and they were hot with the college kids.” — Dick Smothers",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Our shows today are better and funnier than they've ever been.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Dick Smothers"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-smothers/our-shows-today-are-better-and-funnier-than-they-ve-ever-been/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ac/dick-smothers-71695_been_our-shows-today-are-better-and-funnier-t_2835800.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ac/dick-smothers-71695_been_our-shows-today-are-better-and-funnier-t_2835800.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ac/dick-smothers-71695_been_our-shows-today-are-better-and-funnier-t_2835800.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Our shows today are better and funnier than they've ever been.” — Dick Smothers",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "Person",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-smothers/#person",
            "name": "Dick Smothers",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-smothers/",
            "image": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-dick-smothers-29362.jpg"
        },
        {
            "@type": "ProfilePage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-smothers/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-smothers/",
            "name": "Dick Smothers",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-smothers/#person"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbb/dick-smothers-71695_got_it-works-much-like-a-marriage-an-old-mar_2349137.jpg"
            },
            "description": "Richard Remick Smothers is an American actor, comedian, composer, and musician, best known as one half of the folk‑comedy duo the Smothers Brothers, alo...",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-smothers/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-smothers/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Authors",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/authors/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Dick Smothers",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-smothers/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```